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Yeah, finding a continuity issue—it is always the last one you check! ha ha ha

My SE30 had multiple issues—one of them being distorted sound, and occasional crashing when testing alerts in the Sound control panel. I removed the ASC to clean underneath and glad I did. The crashing stopped, but some distortion remained—not evident in the startup chime, at least that I could...

There is a delay if powered internally, but it works. The issue with internal, however, is shutdown. Development updates are being worked out that will clear the drive cache if idle for a few seconds—without which, currently, if you initiate a shutdown and when prompted by MacOS to turn off...

I appreciate your perspective here, as I imagine all of us were in a very similar headspace the first time touching CRTs. I am more worried about my hand slipping and breaking the neck than anything. SO, the BEST way, so I have read, to discharge is to connect an appropriate/correct (big)...

Safety concerns are real, but you can also navigate inside a compact mac safely if you follow some basic steps. ALWAYS UNPLUG, and take the extra step of discharging the CRT anode before you start reaching inside. Whether you subscribe to the idea that the high voltage areas are well-insulated...

I picked up a few compact macs from a guy on craigslist and upon inspection, one of them has a missing brightness knob! I can poke a finger at the potentiometer, but I can’t exactly turn it. Maybe a rubber band could do the trick—like the continuous cord on some older Hunter Douglass window...

LOL! Hard to tell with all of that electrolyte/corrosion! Actually, I think there is a fair amount of pet hair in this photo. Needless to say, I acquired this system in a state of neglect, or at the very least, in need of action after a long period of deferred maintenance. I have new caps on...

I am looking at mine and it’s a 50v.

there is a mistake in the logic board table for the Classic. The 1uf should be a 50v. fix that and you can delete the first column.

Thanks! This was a long haul process that took me over a year. That time included about 9 months of “thinking” time after hitting a frustrating wall with the video issues. I mean, I was actually pretty HAPPY when I got it to the simasimac stage a few weeks ago. At least I was in the realm known...

For those who have been reading along, I solved the issue. I did a little reading of past forum posts related to the L2 inductor. I visually inspected the solder joints on L2 and they look clean and solid, but I desoldered it anyway and noticed some orange corrosion under it at one of the wired...

I am restoring an SE/30 and had a booting logic board and functional display. Work to date includes logic board recap and cleanup, replaced UE8 chip, removed and cleaned and resoldered ASC chip, troubleshooting SCSI—everything with overall successful outcomes. However, I came to the conclusion...

That is an option for sure. . . but they closed their warehouse for COVID lockdown. Times are changing, so I will check them out again. As for local ads, that is not a bad idea either. I guess I just need to keep doing what I am doing, but get better with consistency so not to miss a deal due...

Hi everyone! Diving in with my first post, and a bit of an introduction. I am a long-time mac user and retro enthusiast in Portland, Oregon. I am looking for a good source for an SE/30 or even just a logic board. I want to tinker, get it running for the long-haul hobby. I have only lived in...