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  • phunguss
    phunguss replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.
    :LOL::LOL::LOL::ROFLMAO:
  • muse
    muse replied to the thread Modern power supply for se/se30?.
    He does really good work. You might just have stability issues at first especially when you add extra cards and peripherals.
  • JDW
    JDW replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.
    One other person in this thread has the same exact problem. And @techknight has a recent video (mentioned earlier in this thread)...
  • JDW
    JDW replied to the thread Modern power supply for se/se30?.
    Leaked capacitor fluid slowly eats through tiny PCB traces over time. If you power the machine repeatedly with fluid all over the...
  • Stephen
    Stephen replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.
    Thank you, these photos clearly illustrate the hinge assembly. is this a common problem? I’ve not heard of it before.
  • JDW
    JDW replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.
    Yes. TOP BOTTOM
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    joevt replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.
    There was a video posted at #23 But I think this one shows it better: The subframe that holds the hinge also holds the...
  • JDW
    JDW replied to the thread Modern power supply for se/se30?.
    But the facts remain facts, regardless of the job difficulty. So in the event of a job where you have 400 capacitors, you would need to...
  • muse
    muse replied to the thread Modern power supply for se/se30?.
    I’d agree with that in principle, but I think it really depends on the situation. For example, I can’t justify recapping my Sony BVM...
  • Stephen
    Stephen replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.
    Is this portion of the chassis removable - a subframe? I haven’t had my portable open in a long time.
  • JDW
    JDW replied to the thread Modern power supply for se/se30?.
    There is no fluid-filled electrolytic capacitor that has eternal life. This isn’t a guess on my part. It’s absolute fact. If you...
  • muse
    muse replied to the thread Modern power supply for se/se30?.
    Looks can be deceiving. I wish I had taken a photo of the green Nichicon capacitor next to the flyback on the analog board of my SE/30...
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