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Champion (338)

02-05-2020, 19:55

Daemos wrote:

Near the hague. Westland, rijswijk, delft? Do you have an idea which of the components is failing or are you suspecting a bad solder. You are very close so a visit with some tools is no problem.

Sweetlake, to be precise. I've got no clue which part is failing. I know it has a brand new cartridge connector, so that's now the problem. Its the electronics upline from the cartridge too the processor but what, I don't know.

Par meits

Scribe (6534)

02-05-2020, 20:43

I don't suspect a component. If it was a component you'd probably have malfunctions in the other slot as well.
Like said, probably a cold solder on the connector on the mainboard (the row of pins you connected the new slot connector unit to).

For MSX2+ I'd say go to Omega. I can't recommend him enough. He saved so much of my precious hardware. Big bags of kudos to Daemos as well as he lent an MSX2+ of mine for his game and sent it back with loads of nice fixes. Until he had it, it was a crate of donor parts, afterwards it was a fully respected machine again

Par Daemos

Prophet (2051)

02-05-2020, 21:37

Sweetlake... Are you kidding me! This means that you are like max 10 km away from my position. Mail me.

Par rolandve

Champion (338)

02-05-2020, 22:13

Meits wrote:

I don't suspect a component. If it was a component you'd probably have malfunctions in the other slot as well.
Like said, probably a cold solder on the connector on the mainboard (the row of pins you connected the new slot connector unit to).

For MSX2+ I'd say go to Omega. I can't recommend him enough. He saved so much of my precious hardware. Big bags of kudos to Daemos as well as he lent an MSX2+ of mine for his game and sent it back with loads of nice fixes. Until he had it, it was a crate of donor parts, afterwards it was a fully respected machine again

Communicating with them as we speak. As a side effect: its always nice to meet MSX fans in real life.