> The wire in question goes to pin 7 of the 15 pin aui connector (a
> brown wire on my cabkit).

My AUI-pinout file, assembled from four different sources, indicates
that pin 7 is variously

source A) VCC
source B) ctl out ckt A (N/C)
source C) NC
source D) unused

Makes me inclined to doubt it's critical....

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