I don't know about that. The pedigree of Apples was basically that everything was backwards compatible. Click to expand... Which was a double-edged sword, IMO, and what ultima…

The tar-like substance would have been some natural rubber isolating washers. The goo that you've discovered is the same stuff that is created inside printers, tape drives etc when…

You'd think all of this would be ... Click to expand... I don't know about that. The pedigree of Apples was basically that everything was backwards compatible. Click to exp…

The ChipQuik is a bit of overkill for capacitors, but it will make them easier to remove using just one soldering pencil. However, using two pencils is faster, about as easy and …

Wow, really? Go, Aussie dollar! Time to consider US$ purchase again.

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Before I knew it, my hands, my SyQuest, my CD-ROM drive, my pristine Extended II keyboard, the SE itself, and the ADB mouse II all had the tar on them. Click to expand... …

So without a fan I would be concerned about damaging components in the PSU due to excessive trapped heat....Apple included a fan with the SE to try and avoid any reoccurrence of th…

As of this morning, $99 in plastic money is $82.28 in paper money.

The SCSI ID Jumper settings were actually on a sticker on the drive… [] ]'>

P.S.: please be so kind to share your results for the Q630 here.

Check with Mike Richardson on this board. I believe his outfit offers a capacitor replacement service and it might be more affordable than the Ebay company you found.

That's a nice looking job 4seasonphoto. Thank you for posting it. The ChipQuik is a bit of overkill for capacitors, but it will make them easier to remove using just one solderin…

Are you saying that it could be risky to put jumpers on random pins hoping it will change the SCSI ID to what you want?

$99 :O 8-o > :-/ Click to expand... How much is that in REAL money? jt [)] ]'>

The components in the SE's PSU are placed very close together, most of the capacitors touching. I would think this makes it more difficult for air to travel through the unit. Anoth…

I've got a lot of the RadiusWare diskettes and manuals, some for monitors as I was looking for all the docs I could find for the Radius FPD that I never got. But most info/software…

Well part of the problem is the enclosed PSU. So the extra airflow is really needed, IMO, to help cool the enclosed PSU. Click to expand... This is an interesting quandary. Fi…

Good luck!

I'm going to my grandma's house tomorow, so i'm hoping that the Preforma 630CD i stuck in her attic when i was ~6 years old is still there! *crosses fingers*

Love the wood paneling Click to expand... I agree. I love wood paneling, gives the room a nice warm feeling. I hate drywall, makes the room seem so cold and impersonal.

I could be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure these are not available online. Although I don't actually need these manuals, it would be nice to look through them, and to keep them for a…

Well part of the problem is the enclosed PSU. Before the SE, the PSU was exposed on the analog board. But with the SE, Apple used a Sony PSU unit which has its own case and PCB, se…

You'd think all of this would be ... Click to expand... I don't know about that. The pedigree of Apples was basically that everything was backwards compatible. You could alwa…

It's also how you can use both sides of a single-sided disk. Double-sided disks for all other computers have two index holes. This is why when you get a disk which has IBM and Appl…