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techknight replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.I mean, they are supposed to be stiff to hold up the weight and torsional forces of the entire upper display assembly, but they arent... -
techknight replied to the thread Backlit Portable 5126 — Is your backlight this dim?.I don't remember. Been too long ago. Pretty sure it backfeeds the supercaps. Not really supported, but i suppose it works all the same.
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techknight replied to the thread Backlit Portable 5126 — Is your backlight this dim?.Problem with comparing against photos are the 40 years of technology gap in between, including photography and lighting. Apples to...
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techknight replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.Very. I have run into it multiple times, and its because the hinges get stiff. 2 reasons. the hinge plastics shrink a bit, causing the...
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techknight replied to the thread Backlit Portable 5126 — Is your backlight this dim?.That backlight level is normal from what I have seen. Mine is like that, all of the ones I have worked on are like that. Flickering is...
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techknight replied to the thread Macintosh PortraitDisplay Recap and Geometry Adjustments.Bump. Do you by chance know which video cards work with the Portrait display?
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techknight replied to the thread Color Classic Troubles.Considering the application, it would likely work fine
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techknight replied to the thread Color Classic Troubles.The way I do it is look at the datasheet and see the recovery raitings, the voltage/current raitings and i use those details as filters...
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techknight replied to the thread Anyone refurb 400K Floppy drives?.Oh he was at VCFMW, I ran into him a few times, he bounced someone over to me who was having a problem with an Apple II PSU.
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techknight replied to the thread Anyone refurb 400K Floppy drives?.I do all of those repairs too, but I only take them on with a case-by-case basis, and I only am able to do that stuff on the weekends...
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techknight replied to the thread Color Classic Troubles.These boards all need fully resoldered, and fully recapped now. The solder joints have gotten atrocious on these boards. Also de-oxit...