Date   : Thu, 02 Nov 2006 07:19:06 +0000 (GMT)
From   : info@... (Sprow)
Subject: Dead Beebs (mine)

In article <010401c6fe12$49e8d560$7ec34c51@...>,
   Colin <cwhill@...> wrote:
> I am having one last go at this before dumping my Beeb.

[...]

> I didn't bend anything, catch anything or do anything else at all other 
> than
> brush a little fluff (gently with soft paintbrush) out of the case.

Is it possible that you accidentally pushed together two neighbouring
hairpin resistors? There are a lot near crucial sections - a few under the
keyboard near the ROMs, loads up by the BNC connector and round the serial,
and a lot round the sound circuitry.
Sprow.