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Hi guys, I've got this Mac Classic which I've finally got a new CRT for and have recapped the capacitor-plagued board. It looks good now and is working mostly, aside from this issue where (no matter the brightness) I can see the raster on the screen. I believe it's the equivalent of the U1 chip...

Would you be interested in trying? Maybe a BlueSCSI FloppyEMU hybrid!

Only issue is they cost well over $200 now (for here)

Awesome! Now I just need to get a FloppyEmu...

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*FIXED* Put the RIFA back in and it works Hi, I was just removing C37 (RIFA) from the 512K I recently bought. It was blown, so I de-soldered it and also cleaned up some battery corrosion on the battery contacts. After putting everything back together, I powered it up and nothing. I've done...

Interesting, I replaced my C33 and C36 on my Plus's board with RIFAs.

That sounds like a lot of work! Your knowledge will be very helpful for others facing the same issue. Has anyone ever thought about combining all known issues and solutions with pre-Intel Macs? I've thought about it and I find it would be a super helpful document. Maybe even a full recap...

Sorry to hear that. I hope you can fix it!

Thanks. I think I just got one of these in an auction with a Mac.

Sorry this isn't related, but what kind of external floppy drive is this?

Good to see some improvement!

Something worth mentioning: My Plus makes a similar tick sound when it's turned on, but only one tick is heard. It's almost immediately cut off by the boot chime, however. I'm pretty certain it's a normal thing for a Mac Plus to do. It might be that your Plus is being shorted out and it's...

Awesome it now works!

No problem! I loved helping this project!