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Post #12 by Elfen
Source Forum2 Mac Plus cuties — #12
CategoryHardware
Post DateSat, 6 Dec 2014 - 16:57
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/2-mac-plus-cuties.773/
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Kachinggg, the yoke connector or the wires were faulty indeed. Taped the whole thing up and pushed it a little bit around, and now the screen works perfectly. Happy Me, Happy Mac!
That means that there is a broken solder joint on the board. AS IS, it is going to last for a short while before it fails again. You need to look at the other side of the board (the solder side) and inspect the solder joints there. The yoke connection and L2 and C1 should be checked and resolder.

In resoldering, you need remove all the solder from the joint that you can before you resolder the joint. If you don't, you will end up with a "cold solder joint" that will fail quickly. After you removed the solder, clean up the area with cotton balls/swabs and acetone. Only then you can put new solder in.

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