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Nominations will close March 25th. If you'd like to join the board and influence how TinkerDifferent runs in the next year, put your name in now!
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Hey Guest, MARCHintosh 2026 is upon us. Check out community projects, join GlobalTalk, and have fun!
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phunguss replied to the thread 2026 PowerPC Challenge, is it happening?.An iMac G4 lamp? It can only go on one way with how short the monitor and drive cables are.... you should apply thermal paste between... -
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phunguss replied to the thread 2026 PowerPC Challenge, is it happening?.Day 23-25 Misc Stuff I ordered some drive belts, and they arrived, so I was able to piece back together the broken SCSI cdrom drive. I...
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phunguss replied to the thread Macintosh LCII failure.It is likely a cold solder joint. With thermal expansion, the connection gets broken. Lead free solder is usually the culprit, but I...
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phunguss replied to the thread 2026 PowerPC Challenge, is it happening?.Day 22 I received my DSO-152 mini digital oscilloscope and had to watch a few online videos on how to properly use it. I connected to...
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phunguss replied to the thread Mid-Budget Oscilloscopes: $150 - $325 Range +- Suggestions?.Well, for under $30, it seems to do what I need. I think I can decode what the pins are on the G5 Quad LCS. This is my first time...
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phunguss replied to the thread 2026 PowerPC Challenge, is it happening?.Day 21 I received my DSO-152 from Temu and have yet to learn it. I set out to try to find the fan speed signaling on the G5Q. I was...
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phunguss replied to the thread PCjr picture going a bit funny.Well, you have a couple routes to troubleshoot... is it the computer output or the monitor that is misbehaving? Do you have a 2nd...
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phunguss replied to the thread 2026 PowerPC Challenge, is it happening?.Day 19 G5 Quad 2.5GHz again. I started out with no boot chime and no video. Overtemp? Well I put some water in a short tube and...
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