From: not@telling.you.invalid   
      
   Dennis Katsonis  wrote:   
   >   
   > Do ceramic caps need to be replaced?  I've noted on my Vic 20, which isn't   
   > displaying an image, most of them appear to have a white powder, one one near   
   > the VIC chip seems to have a small hole.  This might be why there is no   
   image.   
      
   They don't age like electrolytic capacitors, and the exterior   
   appearance often isn't all that significant, but as with all   
   components, even resistors, they can and do fail. So they're   
   a suspect for why your VIC 20 isn't working, but probably not   
   the most likely one.   
      
   --   
   __          __   
   #_ < |\| |< _#   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)