The speaker tested fine, so I swapped the main logic board cable and...

It also brought sound back!
Now I can power the machine without the Variac and it chimes perfectly!
At this point, I need to find new contact clips for the cable and them it's ready to go!
Oh, and also get rid of those scan lines (they only appear when the brightness is all the way up)

It also brought sound back!
Now I can power the machine without the Variac and it chimes perfectly!
At this point, I need to find new contact clips for the cable and them it's ready to go!
Oh, and also get rid of those scan lines (they only appear when the brightness is all the way up)