>From: "Ed B. Hash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: DuoDigest - Number 428
>
>Paul (and everyone else),
>
>I'm intrigued by your statement that you've never met a 2400 that you
>couldn't resurrect. My 2400 recently quit starting up for me. Over a few
>days it got harder to start up. It wouldn't power up every time I'd hit the
>power key, sometimes I'd have to press the reset button on the back or press
>command-control-power key. But now it won't start up at all. When I press
>the power key I can hear a faint click from the speaker but there is no
>chime and the screen remains dark.
>
>I took it in to AMUG, the tech diagnosed it and said it's the logic board. I
>don't know how much troubleshooting he did. Probably not much.
>
>So what do you think? Any suggestions? Can you help me?
>
>Ed
Your tech is probably wrong, Ed. As Sidney and I mentioned, there is a
really good likelihood that the problem is an intermittant contact
somewhere within the beast. This could be with the power supply (the
wires inside the little line we all take for granted as an AC adapter can
be pulled from where they are soldered to the circuit board of the
charger, or the RCA-like business end of the cord, or even break in the
middle of the cord due to too much flexing (metal fatigue). Any number
of small circuit boards inside can work loose, as can framing supports
and screws, making battery contacts open, etc. Heck, this can even
happen during shipping.
If you want, you are welcome to contact me off list about shipping the
unit to me for diag and/or repair. There are other competent techs on
the list, too. To learn a bit more about me, start here:
www.afterhoursconsulting.org.
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