https://blog.romheat.net/tags/dragon32/Recent content in Dragon32 on cseguraHugoen-usSun, 14 Jan 2024 07:07:07 +0100https://blog.romheat.net/posts/2024/24_01_14_fixing_the_dragon_32/Sun, 14 Jan 2024 07:07:07 +0100https://blog.romheat.net/posts/2024/24_01_14_fixing_the_dragon_32/<p>I have been repairing the Dragon 32</p> <p>When I powered it up, the screen was all garbled. I opened it up and found a capacitor that was bulging.</p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/5HENkOF.jpg" alt="Screen"></p> <p>Nude Dragon</p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ndiTZYo.jpg" alt="Motherboard"></p> <p>Replaced Capacitor</p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ZlzRiRq.jpg" alt="Capacitor"></p> <p>First attempt to fix it was to replace the bulging capacitor. I replaced it with a new one, but after powering it up, the cursor was missing.</p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/fBAFPR0.jpg" alt="No cursor"></p> <p>Finally I have had to replace most of the capacitors on the board.</p>