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2 Compact Macs (SCORE!)

68kMLA 68k 5 posts Aug 7, 2008 to Aug 7, 2008

#1 Thu, 7 Aug 2008 - 19:16 68kMLA

I just had a Platinum Mac Plus and a Mac SE w/ 20 MB hard drive and Radius accelerator dropped off for free! The HD "sounds" like a Miniscribe but I'll have to open it up to be sure.

The Plus has no raster at the moment but we'll see what we can do about that.

#2 Thu, 7 Aug 2008 - 19:38 68kMLA

Awesome, Congrats

#3 Thu, 7 Aug 2008 - 19:44 68kMLA

Congratulations! Love those li'l guys...

The "no raster" problem is extremely common with these compacts. Most of the time, it's a cheap and simple fix (bad solder joint or blown cap). For more details, see http://68kmla.org/files/classicmac2.pdf

#4 Thu, 7 Aug 2008 - 21:42 68kMLA

BAD SOLDER JOINT

I just used a piece of cardboard to press on the J3 connector and the screen lit right up! Wow. I heated up each pin on the connector, added a tiny little bit more solder, and it's as good as new.

#5 Thu, 7 Aug 2008 - 23:36 68kMLA

Another one saved from the landfill -- well done!