Two 6100/66av's, One 660AV. The 660AV is working but i've shelved it for the time being. I just replaced the power supply (dud power switch) with one out of the spare 6100, but haven't really had the time nor motivation to do much else with it.
Just as a small update, I recapped the Macintosh Classic, but the operation didn't go as well as i'd have hoped. Two tracks were damaged already from electrolytic fluid, so capacitors had to be soldered on further up the tracks. This means the board works, but capacitors have had to be braced up with small dabs of hot glue, which essentially leaves the board looking incredibly messy. In my mind, the board is ruined, so I don't think i'll be keeping this machine unless I can source another logic board.
The SE had a few parts transplanted from the SE FD/HD and as such is working beautifully. On the downside, I snapped the neck off the SE FD/HD's CRT. I picked the machine up and I guess it didn't have the screws in the bucket after all, it came up and knocked the neck off in the process. Oh well. I still have the Plus CRT if I choose to install it. In addition I installed the Astec PSU in place of the Sony and swapped the floppy drive out with one that actually works.
The Macintosh Plus has been gutted and any beyond repair components thrown away, including the analog board (which in hindsight was a stupid move). The SE FD/HD is going down the same path. I've already had dibs on the cases.
The Macintosh 512Ke has its factory CRT back in with an all new tune on it (so wanted to say that). It's been calibrated to Apple's specifications and looks fantastic. I also dipped the logic board in solvents, then washed it in detergent, then air dried it for 6 hours under a box fan. After that I sprayed down a lacquer surface over the entire thing. The result is a very shiny board that's essentially come up like new (with the exception of damage to the solder on the underside of the board, a result of water damage i'm guessing, based on the fact there's limescale in the rear bucket). Of course, every repair isn't without its perils and the analog board needed another four capacitors changed. To get it up and running the first time i'd used Axial capacitors in place of Radials and wanted to go back to the Radial capacitors again. This went fairly well, except in sliding a cap through the board it caught the edge of the trace and yanked it up. It's been fixed, but... >
I still like it, sure, and it's a beautiful machine, but i'm just a real sucker for doing things really professionally when possible and in this case, it's very disappointing.
Needless to say, i'm starting to hate working with CRTs, Capacitors or 20 year old boards that have had past bodge-job repairs done to them and would take great efforts to make them anywhere remotely original again. I've actually thought about selling all of these compacts off to other places and being done with them, but I can't see myself without one for long. Soon enough i'll be seeking out a semi-decent condition 128k to work my magic on without the frustration of working on machines that have come from spider-ridden garages or left out on someone's back lawn exposed to the elements for 6 or 7 years.
*sigh*
Well i'm done. Really wish this had turned out better.
If anyone knows where to find a Macintosh 128k in Australia, i'd like to know. Preferably one that hasn't been water damaged, chipped, dinged up or severely scratched. Probably too much to ask.
Just as a small update, I recapped the Macintosh Classic, but the operation didn't go as well as i'd have hoped. Two tracks were damaged already from electrolytic fluid, so capacitors had to be soldered on further up the tracks. This means the board works, but capacitors have had to be braced up with small dabs of hot glue, which essentially leaves the board looking incredibly messy. In my mind, the board is ruined, so I don't think i'll be keeping this machine unless I can source another logic board.
The SE had a few parts transplanted from the SE FD/HD and as such is working beautifully. On the downside, I snapped the neck off the SE FD/HD's CRT. I picked the machine up and I guess it didn't have the screws in the bucket after all, it came up and knocked the neck off in the process. Oh well. I still have the Plus CRT if I choose to install it. In addition I installed the Astec PSU in place of the Sony and swapped the floppy drive out with one that actually works.
The Macintosh Plus has been gutted and any beyond repair components thrown away, including the analog board (which in hindsight was a stupid move). The SE FD/HD is going down the same path. I've already had dibs on the cases.
The Macintosh 512Ke has its factory CRT back in with an all new tune on it (so wanted to say that). It's been calibrated to Apple's specifications and looks fantastic. I also dipped the logic board in solvents, then washed it in detergent, then air dried it for 6 hours under a box fan. After that I sprayed down a lacquer surface over the entire thing. The result is a very shiny board that's essentially come up like new (with the exception of damage to the solder on the underside of the board, a result of water damage i'm guessing, based on the fact there's limescale in the rear bucket). Of course, every repair isn't without its perils and the analog board needed another four capacitors changed. To get it up and running the first time i'd used Axial capacitors in place of Radials and wanted to go back to the Radial capacitors again. This went fairly well, except in sliding a cap through the board it caught the edge of the trace and yanked it up. It's been fixed, but... >
I still like it, sure, and it's a beautiful machine, but i'm just a real sucker for doing things really professionally when possible and in this case, it's very disappointing.Needless to say, i'm starting to hate working with CRTs, Capacitors or 20 year old boards that have had past bodge-job repairs done to them and would take great efforts to make them anywhere remotely original again. I've actually thought about selling all of these compacts off to other places and being done with them, but I can't see myself without one for long. Soon enough i'll be seeking out a semi-decent condition 128k to work my magic on without the frustration of working on machines that have come from spider-ridden garages or left out on someone's back lawn exposed to the elements for 6 or 7 years.
*sigh*
Well i'm done. Really wish this had turned out better.
If anyone knows where to find a Macintosh 128k in Australia, i'd like to know. Preferably one that hasn't been water damaged, chipped, dinged up or severely scratched. Probably too much to ask.