Re: PET 2001 fix Part 3 - RAM/ROM board etc.

From: Philip Lord <random6000_at_mac.com>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 23:52:22 +0900
Message-id: <2AA9976C-A4BA-4FB0-8169-5B230D6687E9@mac.com>
I pulled out my logic probe and tested D0...it seems to be pulsing.


On May 12, 2011, at 10:55 PM, Philip Lord wrote:

> 
>> If the character generator ROM is OK (can you test it on the working PET?)
> 
> Thanks for your insight. Unfortunately the non working board uses the 2316 masked ROM's and the other one uses the 6540's, so I can't swap them. Fortunately I was able to burn a 2716 and confirm that the original 2316 is dead (FF FF FF...). 
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> So now I have a screen of random and slightly deformed characters (seems like the same or similar character layout on each start up though), with a pixel flicker through them. I've put pics and a short video up on the same page here:
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> http://web.me.com/lord_philip/other_computers/20012.html
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> Strangely enough, just as I pull the power I can see all the characters perfectly for a faction of a second. I've tried to show that in the video.
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> I still haven't tested D0 on the character ROM to see if it's stuck high. Should I still do this, or does it look like that particular issue has gone now?
> 
> Thanks again
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> Phil
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