Commodore 128 power issue?

[JoeG]

Thank you, Tony.

I did open up the unit and took a look for anything obvious, and to check if something smelled "fried". I didn't see anything obvious, nor did I smell anything odd. I should mention that the PSU he did provide is an aftermarket unit from Electroware.

Here's the link to the unit: https://www.c64psu.com/c64psu/56-1410-co...-no_thanks

The 128 seller is a friendly person, and a refund isn't necessary given his young age, and that he has been very forthcoming and admitted the mistake. He even mentioned that he did this before to himself, and nothing was damaged. Based on that comment, I asked him to connect an actual 128 power supply to one of the other 128 units he had that were exhibiting the same issue (flashing red power light), and to let me know if it booted. I haven't heard back from him on that yet. He even offered to send me a 128 power supply. I've made mistakes in the past that have had a cost associated, and was forgiven. I shall do the same. I can absorb the financial loss.

I'm going to order a new PSU for the 128 and give it a try. If that doesn't work, I did find a service that repairs vintage computers and game consoles. Here's their link: https://www.arcadecomponents.com/index.html

I'll send them the unit for repair, and hope for the best.

Thank you!

Joe