My Swintec 212PD is over 20 years old. I have two of them one has been working fine but the other has been in my garage for that long. I want to donate it to my church, but it needs to work. Is there anything you can do for me?? Regards, Camille
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Camille, iFixit is dedicated to help you to be able to repair your own devices, so we would be happy to try and help you figure out what's wrong with your calculator and see if we can give advice on how to fix it, but if you're asking if iFixit can fix it for you, then sorry, the answer is no. You might check in your local area for any repair clinics being held by various organizations; that would be another way to find help with fixing your own calculator.
That being said, if you want help here, we'll need more information. Telling us it doesn't work isn't much help in diagnosing the cause; we need specifics about what it's doing or not doing. Does it power on? Does it print? The more you can describe the problem, the better chance we have of being able to help. Are you handy with a voltmeter? Are you comfortable taking it apart to troubleshoot it?
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The calculator has been stored in the garage for over 20 years. I does not power on when plugged in. I've had it out of the garage and in the house for the past week and still no power. I was able to remove the top where the paper feeds into it. I used a soft brush to wipe whatever dust I could see & removed the ribbon. I put the ribbon back and closed the top. The thing still did not power on. I cannot open the bottom, or at least don't know how.
I want to donate it to my church.
Maybe I should just give up. (:
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