Dave wrote: > > On Fri, 1 Mar 2002, Stephen Meech wrote: > > >>Thank you. I lurk because I am no longer an active QL-user and therefore >>rarely have anything to contribute. My QLs have not been powered up for many >>years but I retain a nostalgic interest, continue my Quanta sub and very >>occasionally contribute, from memory! >> > > I think it's quite important that you power them up occasionally, and kick > the tyres, so to speak. > > Tony or Nasta may chime in here, but I believe there are electrolytic > capacitors on the QL board, and these don't age very well if they're not used.
I believe [my brother told me - I'm a mathematician] summat like the chip doping [also] goes...I've got a StarChess machine that takes ages to warm up, and it hasn't got a single valve - thanks for the reminder, must go and power it up; interesting smell arising from it, but at least it's still working
