NMS 8280 died after I bought it yesterday

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By chester2

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02-07-2011, 02:34

I was so happy: bought a beauiful NMS 8280 with matching monitor yesterday in Amsterdam - everything worked beautifully.
Today, after it was on for 1 hour (just idle, no activity), the image dropped, the power light went down.... Dead... Nothing...

Opened the case to check fuses, all look fine. If I put my ear next to the B: drive, I heard a very soft noise : something is still going on.

Any idea if this can be repaired? Or is this the end for this MSX2? Not technical myself.
I'm sad, this was the dream computer from my youth Crying

Thank you all for your replies.

PS Zie dat iedereen Engels schrijft, dus ik denk dat doe ik ook maar even.

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By flyguille

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02-07-2011, 03:13

what bad luck!

try to tight any wire connector, maybe with the moving there is some soldering broken in the PSU -> mother connector. try to inspect all solders. The ones where the wires connect is the suspect.

if there is something in a socket, try to tight it!.

if the led went off, sure it is the 5v+ line. (I not knows that specific model).

the psu must produce +12v -12v for analogues circuitry, and +5v for digital.

Also inspect all soldering in the PSU pcb, overall in the components like the regulators, is to say, anything that normally get hot.

By meits

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02-07-2011, 03:40

By Vampier

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02-07-2011, 18:48

Not sure if Bas can repair it still Crying

By meits

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02-07-2011, 19:19

He knows a guy who can do the Philips MSXes and who occasionally helps him...

By Creepy

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02-07-2011, 19:34

Bas can't for the next few months.... I'll hope to see him next mcwf in september but he probably will be too busy still.

By edoz

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02-07-2011, 22:44

I have another one for you.. see www.marktplaats.nl .. it's not new but it's working ;)

By Repair-Bas

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04-07-2011, 18:52

I get the 8280 tomorrow om my 2nd living-adressCool

By Manuel

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04-07-2011, 19:56

Bas: cool! Smile You GO!! Big smile

By Creepy

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04-07-2011, 20:49

Woot! Go Bas!

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