Paolo B's latest activity
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PPaolo B replied to the thread SCREWS for SE & SE/30 Analog Board to Metal Chassis.No, I don’t think so. Generally speaking, I prefer preservation to restoration, so if they get rusty I de-rust and re-use them.
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PPaolo B replied to the thread SCREWS for SE & SE/30 Analog Board to Metal Chassis.It’s an interesting one, my experience is that sourcing exact spares for our beloved vintage stuff may turn really difficult. Generally...
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PPaolo B replied to the thread Uneven color tone on Color Classic's screen..There are a couple of steps for which it is necessary to severe and isolate some traces. I managed to find some more elegant workaround...
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PPaolo B replied to the thread Uneven color tone on Color Classic's screen..I did the mod a few years ago, so I don’t quite remember the details by heart. I need to open the machine and compare side by side what...
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PPaolo B replied to the thread Uneven color tone on Color Classic's screen..Yes, I have a Mystic, too. Sourcing a donor LC575 has been relatively easy in Japan. I actually made the VGA mod following your...
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PPaolo B replied to the thread Uneven color tone on Color Classic's screen..As far as I know, those magnetic bands are used for fine tuning the geometry of the frame. They seem to me typical factory sealed stuff...
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PPaolo B replied to the thread Uneven color tone on Color Classic's screen..Proper degaussing is probably the first thing to test. In “another forum” it is reported that the CRT degaussing coil connector and / or...
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PPaolo B replied to the thread Uneven color tone on Color Classic's screen..I have 3 of those fancy machines, all restored and tuned at different specs, including one with 640x480 mod. All of them are showing...
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PPaolo B replied to the thread What capacitors for 1.44MB floppy recap?.As usual with capacitors: Same capacitance > must have Same voltage > nice to have, but can be higher (e.g. replacing 10 V with 24V...
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PPaolo B replied to the thread Norton Utilities (v2.0 or 3.2 for System 6) ??.Most likely the drive is mechanically at fault: typically, the parking position bumper got sticky and the arm got kind of glued to it...