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And people wonder why there aren't a bunch of people around who still fix these things. That's dedication for sure.yup, same here, I only buy untested if I know a thing or two about it, like Spectrums or Atari 2600s. Of course there's always the odd machine that looks good at first but turns out to be a tough nut to crack. Once a friend of mine asked me to take a closer look at a Speccy with broken voltage regulator. Got it working after three weeks of on-and-off inspection and repairs, it had a dead ULA, two dead lower RAM chips, several broken traces, a bloated cap and some other issues which got fixed. The voltage regulator was okay, btw.