Denial

Thanks Mike I'll give those suggestions a go

Yes i do own a fluke multi meter & i know how to use one.. Checked both voltages from 2 different PSU and both measured the same voltages..
As for the cabling i tried with 2 cables and i still get no picture but with sound.. This has got me stumped..

You cant assume the VIC is dead yet because it is responsible for sound output also. How are you connecting it to the tv? Is it the CR version (see above) or the older type VIC-20? It's harder doing a diagnosis without knowing. I have a din cable (from the Vic 20) going to composite video to 1084s ...

It seems i have sound when i plug in a game cartridge but no video.. So i assume the CPU is working ? So my VIC is dead !!!

Hello Sonic, and welcome to the friendly forum! May your stay here be fun and instructive, and help you loving the little computer that could (you'll eventually drop all the other micros, VIC is the best :)). I love all my Commodore machines but i am new to the Vic 20 and i want to learn as much ab...

Hello
I've bought a very sick Vic 20 which is very yellow and has 2 keys broken off. My main issue when i power it up it does not have a picture its completely black.Any suggestions what to check first ?

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Sonic

Howdy i'm from Australia i've been a Commodore fan since 1981.I have had mainly bread bin 64 but now i have expanded to bread bin (silver label) C64C, 128D and now i own a Vic 20... I use Sonic as my user name as i am a fan of Sonic the hedgehog which i used to play a lot with my kids on the megadri...