I seem to recall seeing this symptom (basically, a failure to turn off
properly) when there were issues with the memory power battery or the 5v
power rail itself. Has the memory battery been replaced on this unit?

-Josh

On Fri, Jul 5, 2024 at 3:47 PM A Guy <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello everyone!
>
> Long time lurker. I finally got a Tandy 200 (bday present :)). It is in
> really great condition and powers on and seems to work fine. HOWEVER, when
> you hit the power button it "turns off" but leaves two single pixel tall
> lines across the display. The position changes each time. And you can hear
> a faint rapid clicking noise coming from the unit. And it takes several
> presses of the power button to get it to turn back on correctly.
>
> Any idea what the issue is? Is this just an old cap problem and I need to
> recap it? I wanted to get some input before I dove into it.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Josh Carlson
>

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