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    new to me PM G3/300 MT

    Hello fellow Seattleite! Coincidentally, I have a Desktop G3 300 I was thinking about just today. I found it on CL, the previous owner also picked it up from RE-PC. It came with 768MB of RAM, 6MB VRAM, DVD, and the AV IO card (which is the main reason I picked it up). I used it recently with a...
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    Recapped Mac II with NUBUS issue

    I replaced the SMD electrolytics with tantalum caps on this Macintosh II board 820-0228-A. The board boots, and sound is good, but the video appears with a scrambled pattern. I can see the cursor move between the broken up columns. I'm using a known good Macintosh Display Card with correct DIP...
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    Software-only OVERCLOCK for LC475, LC575, Quadra 605

    i know what you mean, i recently found 4 LC475 boards that all chime when powered on but need VRAM and recapping!
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    Dead LC PDS ethernet?

    It's got a different chip number, 5000112-00-01. I blew some compressed air on the slot connector and the pins tonight, there was a sneaky cobweb in there, tried it again but no change. I'll give the oxidizer a try when I have a chance to pick some up. As far as I can see from a visual...
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    My IIsi Power Supply is dying. Possible to fix?

    I've also got a flaky IIsi PSU I was considering re-capping, but this looks like it might be a tempting alternative:
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    Dead LC PDS ethernet?

    I’m attempting to setup a Farallon LC PDS card with an RJ-45 connector I had lying around in a Performa 637CD I recently obtained. I originally picked up the card for an LCII that’s in storage. The card installs fine, and powers on with a green LED, but so far I have not been able to get a...
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    IIci restoration chances

    Some good news to report: last night I sat down and began removing corrosion from the pads with an xacto knife. They cleaned up well enough to take some new solder and I was able to reattach the HC132 components that had fallen off. @KennyPowers was kind enough to mail me some extras from his...
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    IIci restoration chances

    How's a dishwasher compare to the ultrasonic cleaner? 🙃
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    IIci restoration chances

    Okay, well I just found a re-capping video from @Branchus where he fixes these exact chips! Not sure how I missed it before, doesn’t look too daunting so I’ll give it a go once I collect all the materials. 🙏
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    IIci restoration chances

    That‘s encouraging, thanks!
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    IIci restoration chances

    I received a IIci recently and I was planning to attempt my first re-cap with it. When I opened the case, everything looked good except I noticed two components which had broken off during shipping. Luckily, I found them inside the case with a fair bit of corrosion. Upon further inspection, I...
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    The macOS 9.2.2 iBook G4 and PowerBook G4! 😁

    I put one of these enclosures with a 128GB SSD in a Lombard G3 with 9.2.2 installed. It’s wild how quiet it is.
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    LCII with cap leak

    thanks for the suggestions! i reached out to a few people so hopefully will have the LCII back in action soon!
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    LCII with cap leak

    Unearthed my first family computer recently and discovered the capacitors leaked. Hoping this can be cleaned up and re-capped. Not sure I have the tools or skills to do it myself, any suggestions on where to have it repaired?