Re: LC 520 - Failure to start

2015-11-23 Thread coverturtle
If it started OK previously and no huge changes were made and it wasn't abused then the failure is often due to an old battery. A trick we often used to start it was to restart it quickly by pressing the start button quickly in succession. Those are the easy fixes. YMMV! On 11/23/2015 10:40

Re: LC 520 - Failure to start

2015-11-23 Thread Charles
yeah the MacTV, CC, 520,550 they have issues with EGRET and trace/pad/via rot. That cap goo oozes out and causes issues. Charles On Nov 23, 2015, at 10:46 PM, John-Robert La Porta wrote: > Sorry, My message got cut short! > > So, I got my LC 520 back from my parent's house over the weeken

Re: LC 520 - Failure to start

2015-11-23 Thread John-Robert La Porta
Sorry, My message got cut short! So, I got my LC 520 back from my parent's house over the weekend. I haven't used it in a good 6-7 years or so. When I got it home, I flipped the switch in the back on and heard the electric thunk of power being supplied to the monitor. I had an ADB desktop keybo

LC 520 - Failure to start

2015-11-23 Thread John-Robert La Porta
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