My 2400C battery was gutted by a previous owner, with no hide and a hair of a picture or diagram anywhere on where the wires go.  So, this might be a long shot, but does anyone ha…

Substituting an ATX supply for the MDD supply is very doable, but there are two issues. First, physical fit.  The MDD supply is long and low, not boxy.   With some hunting you can…

I think its a coined name/brand. But honestly it doesnt matter as long as the reflective die is silver, as it reflects full spectrum without much color distortion, Now granted the …

Probably both? The silver ones are probably most similar to commercially-made CDs, which is another (maybe somewhat simplistic) reason why they work with older players and drives.…

And we have one more clean, perfectly functional Color Classic back in the world again after a solid night's work... This is the same machine that looked like it was pulled from a …

techknight said: I use Diamond CD-Rs, they have a silver recording layer. Click to expand... That a brand, or just find one that says it's got the silver layer?

Yep definitely seems like it's not doing it's thang... from memory I can't ever recall hearing the degaussing "thunk" when powering this CC on, yet all my 5xx-series and the other …

I use Diamond CD-Rs, they have a silver recording layer. Thats the only thing that works on early CD drives as the laser power levels are a bit weaker, and adjusting the power leve…

AichEss, yes, they are A2S4000 models. Serial number on the "older one" is D440DH6, and the serial number with the RocketChip is D490TLC or about 50000 away from the other. Both d…

Scrub it down with baking soda and a tooth brush to eliminate the rust. Wear rubber gloves and a a face mask, you do not want the stuff to touch your skin. Wash down with alcohol …

Elfen, the first two versions of the IIc are 4000 model numbers. Neither has the logic board RAM board slot. Versions 3 & 4 are 4100 model numbers and both have the RAM slo…

Clamshell plug is the same, the newer G4 plug isn't. The Duos, 1400, 3400, G3 PowerBooks and Clamshells all shared a plug.

It's been ordered! (Though, to save costs, I only bought 10 CDs.) It should come by the 19th (next Tuesday/Tuesday week). (It's being sent UPS Ground from New York State to Califor…

A brief update: today I had the chance to get it apart. I can't see major damage to the logic board, however the battery acid has destroyed one of the battery contacts and also se…

Indeed, try cleaning out as much as you can. This includes internal components if they can be washed. You can wash some components in the dishwasher.

that "thud" is the degaussing circuitry kicking in.  If that one isnt doing that, then look at the relay, degauss coil connector, and especially the thermistor and their solder jo…

CC_333 said: Great accomplishments there! Not sure about the magnetic interference. Faulty degausser, maybe? c Click to expand... Hmmm possibly... I do note that the se…

Great accomplishments there! Not sure about the magnetic interference. Faulty degausser, maybe? c

Tonight is just getting better! Stiff brush across all the IC legs and CC #2 which I got from the original owner around 12 years ago now boots up again complete with a health…

Had a small success just now in that I got one of my pair of non-functioning CC's to power on. After giving the various  I/C pins a clean up on the IIvx board got that machine boot…

Although the "PizzaBox PowerToggle™" works, it's a bad idea if you plan on running the machine frequently, because what you're essentially doing is intentionally creating a power s…

Elfen said: From what I have seen here vs. what I own, I've seen that there are about 3 Classic IIs. Mine - which has 4 ROMs in sockets (mine is a prototype of sorts as it ha…

Both Apple IIc's turn on, disk drive turns on and after a while shuts off - all normally as it should. Even the one with the RocketChip,  even though the beep was normal. In some a…

When Dr. Levinson was alive, he wanted power for his Apple IIs, and got all the accelerators he could find including a TransWarp 8, Transwarp GS and RocketChip 10. There were also …

A good vacuum will take out fuzzy bunnies that smell like El Tobacco... but then washing out the case, boards and frame will be needed. Also the mouse and keyboard too.