This Amstrad CPC 464 had resisted all previous attempts at being repaired. And since I like a good challenge and I have a soft spot for Amstrads, I decided to take it on. The symptoms were a black screen with no video signal at all. It turns out, multiple faulty components made this repair more challenging than usual.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:43 Visual inspection
02:23 Voltages
04:48 Clock signals
08:24 Video signals
10:32 ROM
12:30 CRTC
14:38 Cartridge ROM
17:50 Gate Array
21:06 EPROM fix
23:54 Conclusion
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