Hey all! Just picked up some systems locally thanks to one of my "wanted" ads on craigslist. Went to check out a pile of stuff which i knew included a PET of some sort. Sure enough a clean model 4016 was front and center when i showed up.
Now normally i wouldn't just plug in something before checking it out a little beforehand, but the seller was excited to show me that it "worked great" and plugged it right in and tried firing it up. Sure enough, nothing came up on the screen and it started smelling foul in that classic old, broken computer way. Thankfully this dropped his price DRASTICALLY, and i got it for pretty damn cheap as a result.
What i'm hoping though is that the machine is salvageable. Any common issues with these machines that i should investigate first and foremost? I "popped the hood" and didn't see anything obviously burnt or popped at all, but i didnt check out the monitor board. The machine doesn't do anything or make any sounds when powered on.
I know this is all vague and it could possibly be anything, just looking for some pointers or initial thoughts if anybody could point me in the right direction. I have minimal experience with hardware repair but would absolutely love to get this thing working again.
Thanks!
and a picture of my haul for visual aid.
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Now normally i wouldn't just plug in something before checking it out a little beforehand, but the seller was excited to show me that it "worked great" and plugged it right in and tried firing it up. Sure enough, nothing came up on the screen and it started smelling foul in that classic old, broken computer way. Thankfully this dropped his price DRASTICALLY, and i got it for pretty damn cheap as a result.
What i'm hoping though is that the machine is salvageable. Any common issues with these machines that i should investigate first and foremost? I "popped the hood" and didn't see anything obviously burnt or popped at all, but i didnt check out the monitor board. The machine doesn't do anything or make any sounds when powered on.
I know this is all vague and it could possibly be anything, just looking for some pointers or initial thoughts if anybody could point me in the right direction. I have minimal experience with hardware repair but would absolutely love to get this thing working again.
Thanks!
and a picture of my haul for visual aid.
17438710_404921003233953_7524557057895170048_n.jpg