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No pretreating, per se. I pulled it out of the rust remover, wiped it off to dry it and then went to work. Much of the crud on the metal seemed more like hard water deposits, but the wire wheel cut through it fairly well. The worst of the actual rust was limited to a few areas.

So, the first order of business for me was neutralizing any remaining battery gunk on the logic board, so that involved a soak in vinegar, followed by rinsing in distilled water and alcohol. I did some scrubbing with a brush to clear out the build up as much as I could. My SE Reloaded board...

Yes, the videos by @JDW and the accompanying Google Doc are incredible resources for working in your own SE Reloaded board. I’ve followed along and my Mouser order using JDW’s cart came in last Friday and things have escalated quickly.

Hello everyone! My wife was in Japan recently, unfortunately, she was there to help settle her late mother's estate. As part of cleaning out her mother's house, she found her old Macintosh SE in the garage. Where it had been since she returned to Japan after going to college in the US many...

Here it is. You can see that it broke behind the SCSI connector.

How critical is the metal bracket? I understand it's needed to hook up ground, but are there other critical purposes it serves? I ask because rust destroyed the metal bracket I have. About a 1/4 to a 1/3 of it on the power supply side was completely lost to rust / corrosion from the battery...

Hello! I've only recently gotten into vintage tech, mainly getting my Apple IIgs back in running order, and giving it a few more modern conveniences. This was the IIgs that I pestered my parents to get for me, which looking back, must have cost an incredible amount of money back then for them...