Macintosh IIvi

#1 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 - 15:45 68kMLA

I acquired a IIvi the other day. Sadly, it expired within the first 5 minutes of being on

I think the power supply is bad.

#2 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 - 17:49 68kMLA

Awwww...too bad.

Let us know when you get it working again!

-Apostrophe

#3 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 - 19:04 68kMLA

...IIvi ..... I think the power supply is bad.

Think bigger. It's an awful machine.

#4 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 - 20:37 68kMLA

...IIvi ..... I think the power supply is bad.

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Think bigger. It's an awful machine.

Incredibly rare and desirable though.

#5 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 - 20:53 68kMLA

Any chance it was cold and bringing it into the house condensed water in the power supply? Could be you just popped a fuse and replacing it when the unit has dried out will cure it.

#6 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 - 21:13 68kMLA

Incredibly rare and desirable though.

I have a IIvx. It's ugly as sin, is a II with 68030 and doesn't support A/UX.

#7 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 - 23:22 68kMLA

Any chance it was cold and bringing it into the house condensed water in the power supply? Could be you just popped a fuse and replacing it when the unit has dried out will cure it.

Possible although I had let it sit about 3 hours before powering it up and it was not an overly cold day (I got home and found that Mr Postman had left it on my back steps). First thing I plan to do is check the fuse once I take it apart and locate the said fuse

#8 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 - 00:19 68kMLA

My IIvi is rare and desirable? Wow, never heard it called that before. :lol:

#9 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 - 00:35 68kMLA

How is the 3.6v half-AA battery?

#10 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 - 01:15 68kMLA

Well the fuse tests ok, and I put power across the battery holder but no go. I guess it goes into the dead Mac pile for now....

#11 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 - 01:23 68kMLA

You have a pile of dead machines? I just have a IIcx and an 840av that need recapped, rest work 100%. Not too bad for 40+ machines.

#12 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 - 01:28 68kMLA

You have a pile of dead machines? I just have a IIcx and an 840av that need recapped, rest work 100%. Not too bad for 40+ machines.

Not really - just some that do require troubleshooting or more extensive repair (time consuming jobs).

#13 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 - 05:13 68kMLA

My IIvi is rare and desirable? Wow, never heard it called that before. :lol:

Maybe more so in the US. I have never seen one except pictures and I have seen a LOT of old Macs. I think these are the only Apple things I've never even seen, some simply by chance:

IIfx

IIvi

Color Classic II

G3 AIO

Portable

Probably some PowerBooks, not keeping track of that as much.

Lisa 1/2/Mac XL

IIc+, III, III+

Power Mac 4400