BRAIN LEECH 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? This is frightening. Why is everybody obsessed with smashing things? It is very easy to put upward force on the capacitor while holding the soldering iron on one of the connections. After a few seconds, the capacitor will pop right off. No smashing required.