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Re: Apple ][+ mobo problems



On Mon, 11 Feb 2002 12:05:58 -0500, Vince Briel wrote:

> Hi, I have an extra ][plus motherboard that when powered up, just gives
> scrambled text on the screen.  I have swapped out all of the chips with my
> other ][plus (except 555's which are soldered on the board), and no change.
> Any ideas?  I checked resistors and they are all good, and I don't see any
> blown caps or bad solder joints.

Normally that symptom means bad memory chips but if you've swapped out I'd
suggest you consider a bad chip socket they are not rare but hard to find.
Try pressing the chips and wiggling them from side to side in the socket.

>
> Vince
>

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