ok, well, I think you are right about the battery! I am sitting at work doing server maintenance and let it sit for a few hours with AAs in it and now it is turning on and off fine :) I guess the internal cell trickle charged some. So I will replace it.
Thanks! On Fri, Jul 5, 2024 at 3:16 PM A Guy <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the response! > > I do not know if it has or not. I will dismantle it and check. While I > have it cracked open is there anything else I should go ahead and > verify/check or be aware of? > > Thanks! > > Josh Carlson > > >> >> >> >> Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2024 15:49:24 -0400 >> From: Josh Malone <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [M100] Model 200 power issue >> >> 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 >> > >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://lists.bitchin100.com/private.cgi/m100-bitchin100.com/attachments/20240705/d20c2a00/attachment-0001.htm >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Digest Footer >> >> _______________________________________________ >> M100 mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.bitchin100.com/listinfo.cgi/m100-bitchin100.com >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of M100 Digest, Vol 163, Issue 2 >> ************************************ >> >
