Date   : Tue, 05 Mar 2002 16:51:23 +0000
From   : Chris <write@...>
Subject: Re: Umm, dead Beeb?

At 16:16 05/03/2002 +0000, Tim Matthews wrote:
>An extremely long shot, but mine did a similar thing ages ago - tried
>everything but to no avail.
>Eventually a noticed that a tiny dried petal - 3 or 4mm long - had got
>inside and was resting across 2 pins of an IC.
>I blew it away, turned it back and bingo - Beeb was back to life.
>
>But like I say - it's a long shot...

Tried blowing, shaking, re-seating the ROMS, tapping, pressing and all the 
normal techie tricks.

Given that it managed to die when I wasn't even touching the thing makes me 
suspect it's terminal ... I'm planning to hunt for a replacement from ebay 
or sprow ..

Ah well, it managed a good few years ...