applefreak, I tend to agree - the best working Macs are those you find for zero cost 
Second-hand Mac dealers - not that there are many in Australia - charge like a wounded bull and have such a know-it-all attitude I can't be bothered with them.
Pretty impressive soldering job on the 128K RAM sockets, I have to say - thank you for posting the pic. Jaycar (sort of like a Radio Shack/Frys) sell sockets which I'm looking into.
http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=PI6499&keywords=pcb+socket&form=KEYWORD
My manual soldering skills are up to scratch, but as it's a 4-layer PCB I'm a little wary desoldering the module, but appreciate it'll look a lot better than snipping the legs and soldering something on top.
JB
Second-hand Mac dealers - not that there are many in Australia - charge like a wounded bull and have such a know-it-all attitude I can't be bothered with them.Pretty impressive soldering job on the 128K RAM sockets, I have to say - thank you for posting the pic. Jaycar (sort of like a Radio Shack/Frys) sell sockets which I'm looking into.
http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=PI6499&keywords=pcb+socket&form=KEYWORD
My manual soldering skills are up to scratch, but as it's a 4-layer PCB I'm a little wary desoldering the module, but appreciate it'll look a lot better than snipping the legs and soldering something on top.
JB