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Still pondering this. One obstacle is cost and waste. You see, all the major PCB makers require no less than a 5pc order, which means 5pcs of the panel, which yields a whopping 120 Bourns Filters! I realized that one SE motherboard takes 4pcs, but 120pcs/4 = 30 motherboard's worth! I...

Oh drat! Now you've got me hungry for popcorn! 🤤

SE Reloaded Part 3 is now Public for your viewing pleasure: That completes the build. Please read the text description that I lovingly crafted for you under the video, as it contains a wealth of information. Mouser Cart is in my Parts List. I wish to humbly thank @Kai Robinson for his...

@retr01 But if one argues that it is the Jumpers, it then becomes a matter of "why did a second error appear after cleaning with IPA?" If that board had been tested prior to the recap, it would have been informative insofar as we could rule out the new caps and related soldering as having been...

Well, it seems like you got this error even before recapping... That indicates your recapping has nothing to do with the problem. I was merely curious if there was a dry contact. But if you've reflowed the caps, then they are probably ok. It's a curious thing that you say you cleaned the...

Sorry, I didn't reply until now. I'm still quite busy finishing off SE Reloaded Part III, but I want you to know that I did spot your email to my Protonmail account a few moments ago. I just want to quickly ask if you really put enough solder on your replacement caps? The photo below looks...

Kay said it is from an "iMac Rev. B" which he used in 2005. But it also seems he uses a Sonnet HARMONi G3 600MHz, which he overclocked to 666MHz.

That compatible B&W CRT is incredible! And the fact you put the CD access at the back instead of the front is a very nice touch! That machine was lovingly crafted in every way imaginable. And incredible amount of work, but with a very stunning result!

What? You mean it doesn't stand for Pretty Little Cute Chick? ;-) Seriously, except for FBI, CIA, IBM and a few other very common ones, I'm usually one to get lost when many acronyms are used. Same in Japanese, although I've learned the most common ones. They don't use English letters, so...

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I finally got the rusted metal bar desoldered. Here's the BEFORE photo... After about 2 hours immersed in CRC Rust Remover (phosphoric acid) -- having removed it a couple times to rub it with steel wool -- I washed it off with water and baking powder (to ensure the acid was neutralized), and...

@Kai Robinson is on the TD board, and we know he has Polo Shirt design skills. Not sure if he has the time or the desire, but if he does, that would be yet another cool feather in his cap! Hint, Hint, Kai! 😇

You have Motherboard Creator & Polo Shirt Maker Extraordinaire, @Kai Robinson , to thank for that. He very graciously sent it to me. I like it!

The SE Reloaded build continues in my Part II video... Many thanks to Kai, who was very helpful during the making of both videos to date. Stay tuned for Part III!

@retr01 How are the reflections when using that acrylic sheet versus the antireflective stock CRT? Although an LCD will be more crisp and pixel perfect than a CRT, I'm curious if the reflections diminish the overall look of the screen. No doubt it's more reflective than even some older iMacs...

I’ll be sure to present that info in my Part II video, Kai. Thank you!

Alex, the single biggest problem I have in recommending JLCPCB, PCBWay, etc. is the fact they all require you to build 5pcs minimum of any PCB. So while the cost of one matte black SE Reloaded PCB (with Gold ENIG pads) at PCBWay, for example, is reasonable, what individual user needs 5pcs...

Here is my SpeedCard benchmark results, also booted into System 6.0.8, but from an overclocked MacSD, also with 68881 FPU, and both settings in the SpeedCard Control Panel enabled. (My motherboard ROMs & IWM are an older set that do not supper 1.44MB drives.) Speedometer 3.23 Basically the...

Fantastic project! My problem is that I don't yet have a Macintosh Portable. I've always wanted a backlit one. I just never pulled the plug on a purchase, mainly because of its reliance on that battery which I thought might be trouble to maintain. But this project sounds like a very...

Alex, it comes in colors other than Red only when you use the Gerber files on Kai's Github page to have your own board made at a PCB maker like PCBWay, JLCPCB, etc. I will eventually mention that in one of my videos in this series.