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 Message 3675 
 Kenzo to All 
 Powering up 28s and 64s that have been i 
 28 Apr 22 10:44:07 
 
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I am bringing out of storage - not counting the actual computers - probably 5
large boxes of Commodore 128 and 64 hardware accessories, software, books. 
Collected mostly from the Bay over the past 20 years.

For the 128 and 64 computers, should I power them up with low voltage on a
variac for a while before giving them the full 120v? The idea being to perhaps
give the old caps a better chance of surviving powerup after long storage?

Or would low voltage give the power supplies and internals problems?

I will have a dim bulb tester in series also in case their are any serious
problems with the units.

thanks,
LT

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