Posted By
Mike The Hat
on 2001-11-30
|  Commodore Plus 4 Repairs needed.
Hi I have 2 Commodore Plus 4's and BOTH only the power LED Lights and Only disply is a black screen on both I need to know if anyone still repairs old Commodre computers.
Im in the US so if anyone knows of any here it would be appreciated.
I did try the normal TV hook up and to a monitor none worked.
Thanks Mike
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Posted By
Jay
on 2001-12-01
| Many Good Plus 4s Are Out There!
There are LOTS of great Plus-4s out there, especially on Ebay. I've bought three myself, and they are all working.
Here are some tips:
-But from someone who can at least hook the thing up to a TV/monitor to see if it works, don't go for this "Power light comes on" crap!
-Email the seller beforehand and get an idea of what it is you're buying.
-make sure there is a power supply with it! these are harder to get than the Plus 4 itself - although you can probably get one with a cheap ($5) C64 system, too!
Don't give up, it's a great machine
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Posted By
Mike The Hat
on 2001-11-30
| Re: Commodore Plus 4 Repairs needed.
Hi Lando
Thanks for reply That stinks I was looking forward to getting in on the fun of the Plus 4 one I spent $15 on and the Boxed one that was claimed to be new was $80
Ugh Well if ya do come across a repair facility let me know or another plus4
Im staying away from plus 4 auctions I got stuck on the 2 above
Thanks again Mike
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Posted By
MIK
on 2001-11-30
 | Could be cheaper to buy another P4
Your fault sounds as if the TED is dead on both machines. Inside the machine there is a large mental case, the chip sat under that I would think at fault.
I've had a number of Plus/4 over the years most were dead and all had the same problem. If your lucky just by swapping this chip over with a working one it can sort the problem. Even though they may not work, they may be good for spares.....
regards,
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