Yes, I had the same problem. Get a solder pencil. Buy a 1pf capacitor and solder it across the leads where the old capacitor was. It doesn't have to be surface mount , just bend the leads so it fits. At 12:11 AM 11/26/96 -0600, you wrote: >that is exactly what i did to my 85, i smashed the c9, but now the calc doesnt >even turn on... does anyone have any suggestions? > > > Email me at: erikb@ksu.ksu.edu