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    muse replied to the thread Modern power supply for se/se30?.
    There isn't much I could replace that with right now unless I opt for the 14 inch Philips CM8833 Mk 1, it has a nice tube but I prefer...
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    muse replied to the thread Modern power supply for se/se30?.
    He does really good work. You might just have stability issues at first especially when you add extra cards and peripherals.
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    muse replied to the thread Modern power supply for se/se30?.
    I’d agree with that in principle, but I think it really depends on the situation. For example, I can’t justify recapping my Sony BVM...
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    muse replied to the thread Modern power supply for se/se30?.
    Looks can be deceiving. I wish I had taken a photo of the green Nichicon capacitor next to the flyback on the analog board of my SE/30...
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    I replaced all caps with low ESR, high quality Nichicon and Matsushita radials, they make them small enough nowadays and you can solder...
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    He's swapped out the analog board as well, with the problem still present, which is wierd.
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    @JDW OP mentioned that he had geometry issues with the replacement CRT from the SE with the top left corner out of wack on the screen...
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    First thing. Tweaking geometry on compact Macs is fairly simple compared to other CRTs. Just rotate the magnets to bring the top left...
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    muse replied to the thread Low Voltage Mac Classic When Cold.
    Unfortunately, having trouble seeing the videos. My guess is, since this machine was working before, it’s possible that a trace or...
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    muse replied to the thread Modern power supply for se/se30?.
    You'll need to drill a hole with a small drill bit and then expose the copper with a blade either side for the solder to adhere to...
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    muse replied to the thread Modern power supply for se/se30?.
    That's interesting, thanks for sharing. Those things are designed for modern applications that can tolerate some ripple but generally...