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Screen Adjust on a Mac Classic? — #17

Some people have asked what I'm talking about so I'll try and clarify. The picture on the screen appears to be slightly tilted. By this I mean the white bar at the top of the mai…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Tempest Sun, 14 Feb 2010 - 15:53

Screen Adjust on a Mac Classic? — #16

Scroll down a bit on this page and it shows the best way to discharge the CRT: http://www.biwa.ne.jp/~shamada/fullmac/repairEng.html Click to expand... Actually, that site gives…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by aftermac Sun, 14 Feb 2010 - 14:16

Screen Adjust on a Mac Classic? — #15

Not sure how it would get that way... maybe it was never perfect from the factory? Maybe the yoke screw clamp has loosened after 20 years? Click to expand... Since some of us a…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by shred Sun, 14 Feb 2010 - 10:07

Screen Adjust on a Mac Classic? — #14

What parts of the monitor do I NOT want to touch when its running? I know the anode cap is a no-no, but what parts on the yoke? I assume the plastic ring the manual mentions to t…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by tomlee59 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 - 05:28

Screen Adjust on a Mac Classic? — #13

Scroll down a bit on this page and it shows the best way to discharge the CRT: http://www.biwa.ne.jp/~shamada/fullmac/repairEng.html Click to expand... Actually, that site gives…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by tomlee59 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 - 05:17

Screen Adjust on a Mac Classic? — #12

I have adjusted dozens of yokes over the years. You can't adjust the yoke from the controls on the back of the Classic above the power switch (although there are plenty more settin…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Scott Baret Sun, 14 Feb 2010 - 05:00

Screen Adjust on a Mac Classic? — #11

What parts of the monitor do I NOT want to touch when its running? I know the anode cap is a no-no, but what parts on the yoke? I assume the plastic ring the manual mentions to t…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by aftermac Sun, 14 Feb 2010 - 02:27

Screen Adjust on a Mac Classic? — #10

What parts of the monitor do I NOT want to touch when its running? I know the anode cap is a no-no, but what parts on the yoke? I assume the plastic ring the manual mentions to t…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Tempest Sun, 14 Feb 2010 - 02:18

Screen Adjust on a Mac Classic? — #9

To adjust the tilt of the monitor you have to adjust the yoke on the back of the CRT. The adjustments section of the service manual explains how to do this: http://www.apple-collec…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by PowerPup Sun, 14 Feb 2010 - 02:02

Screen Adjust on a Mac Classic? — #8

Eek, I'm not sure I want to touch the yoke. That's seriously dangerous. Maybe I'll learn to live with it, it's not that bad... Tempest
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Tempest Sun, 14 Feb 2010 - 01:59

Screen Adjust on a Mac Classic? — #7

None of the pots adjust the tilt of the monitor. Click to expand... How do you suppose it got that way, then? Also, are we talking about a tilted screen image, or a physical ti…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by aftermac Sun, 14 Feb 2010 - 00:11

Screen Adjust on a Mac Classic? — #6

None of the pots adjust the tilt of the monitor. Click to expand... How do you suppose it got that way, then? Also, are we talking about a tilted screen image, or a physical ti…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Dog Cow Sun, 14 Feb 2010 - 00:00

Screen Adjust on a Mac Classic? — #5

I know on earlier macs there were some adjust pots on the side of one of the boards (next to the monitor). Click to expand... Yes, but you might not need to open the case. Read…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by aftermac Sat, 13 Feb 2010 - 23:53

Screen Adjust on a Mac Classic? — #4

I know on earlier macs there were some adjust pots on the side of one of the boards (next to the monitor). Click to expand... Yes, but you might not need to open the case. Read…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Dog Cow Sat, 13 Feb 2010 - 23:45

Screen Adjust on a Mac Classic? — #3

To adjust the tilt of the monitor you have to adjust the yoke on the back of the CRT. The adjustments section of the service manual explains how to do this: http://www.apple-collec…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Mars478 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 - 23:43

Screen Adjust on a Mac Classic? — #2

To adjust the tilt of the monitor you have to adjust the yoke on the back of the CRT. The adjustments section of the service manual explains how to do this: http://www.apple-colle…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by aftermac Sat, 13 Feb 2010 - 23:01

Macintosh Classic Speakers issue. — #18

I have herd other peoples computers (SE/30s, classics, classic 2s) ply the chimes of death when the sad mac displays. Click to expand... That's right. An SE/30 and Classic II …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Mac128 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 - 01:58

Macintosh Classic Speakers issue. — #17

Ok the system works fine with the external speakers, but it still refuses to sound the chimes of death. Could really caps be the cause for no chimes of death? Click to expand...…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by VideoGamer24385 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 - 00:04

SE/30 Boots from External HD But Not Internal — #5

It's an IBM DPES 31080. Apparently it doesn't do BUS or SCSI termination. Would hooking up an external drive with an terminator fix my issue or do they both have to terminated? …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Tempest Thu, 11 Feb 2010 - 18:53

Macintosh Classic Speakers issue. — #16

Ok the system works fine with the external speakers, but it still refuses to sound the chimes of death. Could really caps be the cause for no chimes of death? Click to expand...…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Mac128 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 - 17:22

SE/30 Boots from External HD But Not Internal — #4

It does need termination someplace. If the internal drive isn't terminated, then it won't work. You can test this by terminating the SCSI buss with an external drive, or even an em…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Tempest Thu, 11 Feb 2010 - 14:38

Macintosh Classic Speakers issue. — #15

Ok the system works fine with the external speakers, but it still refuses to sound the chimes of death. Could really caps be the cause for no chimes of death?
68kMLA Troubleshooting by VideoGamer24385 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 - 11:55

SE/30 Boots from External HD But Not Internal — #3

I was thinking that maybe the Bourns network filter tied in with the internal and external SCSI ports cound be the issue. You could try either removing the filter or replacing wit…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by phreakout Thu, 11 Feb 2010 - 05:28
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