Exactly what I was going to say 😊 I did a video a year or so ago showing how to replace the capacitors. In the video description in a link to a parts list and color-coded map on which caps go were.. If this is not something you want to tackle yourself myself and a few other list members do repairs.
Jeff Birt -----Original Message----- From: M100 <m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com> On Behalf Of B4 Me100 Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2020 4:17 PM To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] M100 Digest, Vol 115, Issue 2 Very common problem ³generally" caused by bad electrolytic caps on the -5V output line. The -5V is used to provide the contrast voltage for the LCD so when it fails the screen will fade out. If you recap the board it should go some way to fixing the problem. It will also help the +5V line too which should prevent other issues. When replacing the caps check for damaged tracks under the caps - might cause frustrations down the line as they go open circuit and prevent other parts working. On 2/7/20, 2:06 PM, "M100 on behalf of Steve Glenner" <m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com on behalf of steveglen...@hotmail.com> wrote: >When the display comes on I see the normal text a M100 would show, the >list of files. >I have tried the cold reset procedure (control break reset) and it >doesn¹t bring the display back.
