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From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: How do you tell it's an 8520?
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Date: 20 Nov 90 08:08:17 GMT
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In <90323.223151JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu>, JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu (JKT) writes:
>A friend of mine accidentally made a bit of a mistake with his Ami;
>switched his parallel port switchbox without powering down first.
>Now nothing will print to the printer and PerfectSound won't
>receive any signal in the port at all.
>
>Judging by the posts I've seen in c.s.a in the past, I believe he
>might have blown one or both of the 8520 chips (is that the right number?)
>So the questions are:
>1) How do we verify they are the dead components in question?

  Swap the two 8520s. If the modem stops working, one of them is bad.

>2) How hard are they to replace?  Socketed? (please say they are)

  They are socketed.

>3) Any recommendations on where to get them?

  Through a dealer.  They are Commodore designed/made chips, and not available
  in general parts places.

-larry

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