Santee swap serendipity

::Well, as ever I'd start by checking the power supply lines. Open up the ::Sinclair and look for +5V on the output of the 7805 regulator (the large ::heatsink is grounded IIRC). Or look for it on the power pins of the ROM ::or RAMs (standard corner-pin power connections). You mains adapter may ::not be able to provide sufficient current, so the 5V line may be too low ::on-load. Problem -- this thing is impossible to open! I only found two screws on the bottom and that seems to open only half -- the other side is quite stuck and I don't want to break the case. Where are the remaining things keeping the case closed? ::After that, I'd assume that the computer is working to some extent. Are ::you sure this is the US version, outputing 525 lines on VHF channel 3 (or ::4?) ? Have you tried retuning the TV to the other of those 2 channels? Yup, and nothing. -- ----------------------------- personal page: http://www.armory.com/~spectre/ -- Cameron Kaiser * Point Loma Nazarene University * ckaiser(a)ptloma.edu -- ** COMMODORE 64 BASIC V2 ** 64K RAM SYSTEM 38911 BASIC BYTES FREE ----------