From: kjambrose@gmail.com   
      
   On Sunday, May 8, 2022 at 4:44:24 AM UTC-7, Robert Roland wrote:   
   > On 8 May 2022 05:28:09 GMT, Paul Förster     
   > wrote:   
   > >I suggest    
   > >taking the VIC chip out and clean the contacts, then put it back in. This   
   can    
   > >be easily done if the chip sits in a socket. If it's soldered in then you   
   may    
   > >have some soldering to do.   
   > From what I understand, the VIC2 is always in a socket. It is,    
   > however, likely to be one of those cheap single-wipe types which are    
   > notorious for having bad connections.    
   > --    
   > RoRo   
   right, i misspoke about 1571, it is the first version and uses just iec power   
   cord.  but it won't power up.  I have book on trouble shooting and repairing   
   C64, but since I now have three working 128s, fixing the C64 work will be on   
   back burner, as will    
   troubleshooting the 1571.  First order of business I guess will be to convert   
   all the physical floppies to d64, and get the ram expansion running with GEOS.   
      
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