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  1. Kai Robinson

    A Beige Mac International Shipping Holiday Miracle

    I've always paid the extra on Buyee for the repacking, i've never had a machine arrive in bad condition - always been intact and uncracked.
  2. Kai Robinson

    cc333's Short Intro

    Yep!
  3. Kai Robinson

    cc333's Short Intro

    It was finished a long time ago now, being sold by maceffects, and was released on github, too - also finished the mac classic board, too!
  4. Kai Robinson

    iMac G5 wont chime anymore

    Eeesh! Time for a recap!
  5. Kai Robinson

    Happy Holidays - 2021 Edition!

    No matter what particular holday you celebrate at this time of year, be it Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, Saturnalia, Grav-mass (or something else entirely), all of us here at the TinkerDifferent team wish you all the best for the season and for the upcoming New Year (at least for those of you on...
  6. Kai Robinson

    cc333's Short Intro

    Oh, hi!
  7. Kai Robinson

    Possibility of complete redesign and modern manufacture of LC-LC475 power supplies

    You could have the SMD soldering done by JLCPCB if you have the BOM and P&P data to hand, then you only need concern yourself with the through hole parts.
  8. Kai Robinson

    What are your vintage grail items?

    Gonna add to the list of mine - powerbook 550c is on the list now, too. And a 180c that doesn't have a melted screen. A Quadra 700 was on my list, but I have one of those, now! Also, an Acer 1170 — I had one growing up, upgraded to a home built machine, but I really liked the case. For...
  9. Kai Robinson

    Mac SE FDHD issue

    I've just spotted something in the image you've uploaded - the system has passed all the diagnostics and the low-level initialization (VIA's, SCC) - however, it's not drawing the rounded corners, or showing the pointer. So, you're getting to at least this line in the ROM's boot sequence...
  10. Kai Robinson

    Mac SE FDHD issue

    @Branchus - is this the same problem you had with the ADB controller basically dying and hanging up the machine?
  11. Kai Robinson

    MAC SE/30 CRT problem

    I also think you have a good enough board to migrate the working parts. Try and clean it up as best you can, the RTC looks like it might be saveable.
  12. Kai Robinson

    Gluten Free Vanilla Sponge tray bake

    This totally isn't to make @Mac84 jealous and hungry, I promise 😂 This wasn't made by me, but by my wife, @boopbox123 So, it's a gluten free sponge, using xanthan gum, cut into squares - each square has the centre cut out, filled with seedless raspberry jam and then the centre put back in...
  13. Kai Robinson

    Power Macintosh 475

    I do have a spare LC475 you can use...
  14. Kai Robinson

    What's this for?

    They work quite well for lifting PLCC chips after you hit them with hot air - stick them under when the solder is solid, then the weight of the tool will ping the chip clear once the hot air melts the solder enough, and the chip stands less chance of getting stuck to other pads.
  15. Kai Robinson

    Power Macintosh 475

    I'm jelly of myself with this one - it's like the holy grail of rare-ass accelerators...and I GOT ONE! :D I am never, ever parting with this machine...
  16. Kai Robinson

    Power Macintosh 475

    The mythical beast that is the PPC601 Upgrade card, and the LC475, smashed together! This started life as a Japanese LC475 (no different to any other 475, but it's from Japan and therefore, cooler than yours). It actually came already with a 32MB SIMM in it and 2 x 512kb VRAM SIMM's, but no...
  17. Kai Robinson

    Formac G3 ZIF carrier - Repair

    *sneaks this onto his wife's eBay basket* :p
  18. Kai Robinson

    Formac G3 ZIF carrier - Repair

    Haha - i'll finish the order of the QS32X348's and send it along with those - I just need to find the right diodes.
  19. Kai Robinson

    Quadra/Centris 610/650/800 Ethernet ROM Format

    You could always make a USB Key with FreeDOS on it: http://wiki.freedos.org/wiki/index.php/USB
  20. Kai Robinson

    Formac G3 ZIF carrier - Repair

    Can someone check me on this - i've found some parts that might work, and match at least some specs. I've included the original ZC834 datasheet, but also linking on digikey to the other parts: https://www.digikey.co.uk/en/products/detail/macom-technology-solutions/MAVR-000401-0287AT/12627541...