I think you meant 1986 and 1987. That would be COOL to have a Mac Plus from 1997! Click to expand... Nope. Didn't you know that Apple had a factory in Mexico next to the Volks…

I think you meant 1986 and 1987. That would be COOL to have a Mac Plus from 1997! Click to expand... Nope. Didn't you know that Apple had a factory in Mexico next to the Volks…

How can they yellow? Click to expand... Only the 1996 Pluses. The entire Apple line switched to corporate Platinum by 1997 Click to expand... I think you meant 1986 and 1987.…

I always recommend a mid wattage iron, the idea goes: With a low wattage iron on larger parts (ie battery cases) the iron can not keep up with the heat sinking ability of the objec…

Pluses have a beige case, though. How can they yellow? Click to expand... Only the 1996 Pluses. The entire Apple line switched to corporate Platinum by 1997 Click to expand.…

Pluses have a beige case, though. How can they yellow? Click to expand... Only the 1996 Pluses. The entire Apple line switched to corporate Platinum by 1997, including the 512K…

weird noises, and screen flickering out tho those are the same basic symptoms of flyback to control (analog board in some machines) more detail please Click to expand... Hmm..…

Also use a low-wattage soldering iron. By such means, you are less likely to ruin the components that get re-used, and less likely to compromise the brand new cells, Click to ex…

Yes, and it is not especially difficult. There are excellent, idiot-proof instructions on the web. My one piece of additional advice would be to used leaded solder, as its melting…

Failing flybacks can occasionally cause the screen to go out of focus too, or slowly shift focus as it warms up.

weird noises, and screen flickering out tho those are the same basic symptoms of flyback to control (analog board in some machines) more detail please

What are some of the signs of a flyback transformer that is bad or going bad?

if you cant see the other side of the loop you will have to, which sounds like fun since those things are integrated into the frame maybe some bolt cutters on the sleeve, but you …

The idiot being me, of course I have a 2100 sitting around, and the battery is just about toast. I'd like to get my hands on the AA battery tray, but Newton bits & pie…

Any idea how to get this thing off? Click to expand... One must open the case.

FINALLY! We gave the teacher who was using this an Intel Mac Mini. Specs are: 800Mhz, 256MB RAM (Or more, this is off the faceplate), 60GB HD, 15". It has the Power Cord. The Scre…

Pluses have a beige case, though. How can they yellow? I thought the platinum colored Macs were the ones with yellowing issues. Click to expand... They just turn "more" yellow.…

Pluses have a beige case, though. How can they yellow? I thought the platinum colored Macs were the ones with yellowing issues.

I have Never seen the silvery coating in any 128,512, Ke, or Plus... Click to expand... Neither have I. My eyes have only see the matte gray coating that feels slightly rough …

I think most of them have the coating, even as far back as the 128k. My 128k has it, I just assumed they all did. Here's a photo of the guts of a 128k, with the coating:http://kcom…

I started scraping away the coating using a putty knife. Seems to work pretty well, although I will have to finish it up with sandpaper. Will post results when I finish.

Oh, and back on topic: If you are going to have to rewrite your theme anyway, why waste your time with phpBB? You would be better off just making your current forum an archive and…

...AND I spoke too soon. I went to open up a help menu to reconfigure my Favorite keys and I'm getting bomb errors.. AGAIN. After initializing the disk and doing a clean installati…

I'd like to thank everyone for their help, I finally got around to messing with the iBook again. I did what you said Phreakout, but Stuffit still wouldn't open. First Disk Aid sai…

I'll try that tonight and see if it helps any. Maybe it will stop chirring and fire up.