I recently did a recap on a 1200 that before I worked on it I tried to see if it would turn on to rom screen. I was told this board worked and just needed a recap. Being a bare board I had no good way to test, but this one just gave me a suspicion to hook it up to a monitor for a moment and see. All I got was a black screen. Not having a keyboard or drives I just assumed I wouldn't be able to test further. We'll against my better judgment I did the recap since it was a very clean board with no sign of leaks or damage. Turns out the owner now tells me it doesn't work.
I've been to trusting g up to this point. If I receive any boards from now on that do not appear to boot before I start I will contact the owner and return it with no recap being done unless specifically told to move forward. I can't be held responsible for things like this and need to protect myself and not risk being accused of anything. I hope everyone understands and feels this is fair. Please let me know if this is out of line. These systems are old and the is high risk work at times.
