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The wrapping machines of Santa

Puzzling Asked on July 4, 2021

Christmas is coming and Santa is working hard to wrap all the presents until the 24th of December.

He has six wrapping machines: A, B, C, D, E and F, that work $24/7$ all at the same time. But the harsh weather of the North Pole keeps breaking the machines. Each machine has a panel that indicates the state of one or two other machines. However, if that machine is broken itself, the displayed information on its panel may not be true. However, if a machine is working properly, its panel displays valid information.
The elves made a Main Control Panel so Santa can track all the six individual panels at once. On a certain day, Santa sees the this display on the Main Control:

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PROBLEM 01:
Given this display, is there any way of having just one broken machine?

PROBLEM 02:
If Santa has two broken machines, which ones are they?

This is an old puzzle from a book I had when I was a kid.

2 Answers

PROBLEM 01

PROBLEM 02

Correct answer by hexomino on July 4, 2021

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Answered by Florian F on July 4, 2021

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