get the trace reconnected to the cap Click to expand... Ok... another update. I've scraped off the solder mask over that via that leads to C8 very delicately, and tried to sol…

get the trace reconnected to the cap Click to expand... Ok... another update. I've scraped off the solder mask over that via that leads to C8 very delicately, and tried to sol…

for future reference, to solder onto small items, such as pcb traces, clean off the mask, tin (that is apply a tiny amount of solder) to the pad, tin the wire THEN just melt the 2 …

Loose Solder Joints on the interconnect board? My 150 has an interconnect board labeled "Jedi Interconnect board" 1000th POST!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's light I guess. BUT I do not know if it works or not, no guarantee.

I had another go at my IIci withy the other power supply. This time it did not boot up when I plugged it in. However... it booted PERFECTLY!!! from the keyboard YES!!! I was abl…

Also, I'd like to say, your Avatar is the absolute coolest thing I have ever seen. Source? Click to expand... some person on deviantArt who did it. it's a 512*512 png - I perso…

Yeah, its fine now....it'll be interesting to see what happens tomorrow. Its just weird that for the past few days, the keys I mentioned in my first post were all dead, even after …

Also, I'd like to say, your Avatar is the absolute coolest thing I have ever seen. Source?

Seems like you've nuked the classic II as I have. I can sell you my classic 2 Lobo if you want. I think it has leaky caps, but it's stock. The Analog board on mine is nuked.

Well thats weird. Now all the keys are working. I'm happy, but still, I'm convinced there's a problem there somewhere. Click to expand... Congrats! That said, intermittent bug…

get the trace reconnected to the cap Click to expand... Ok... another update. I've scraped off the solder mask over that via that leads to C8 very delicately, and tried to sol…

Ok... an update. I decided the solder joints probably didn't take due to me not cleaning the pads after desoldering, and hence them possibly having electrolyte still on them. Thi…

But that soldering job .. I am not going there. Click to expand... Please do go there. It's rubbish, I know that. I was actually wondering if cold solder joints (it was very di…

Double check your work (make sure the + and - of the capacitors is in the correct spot). The video needs the 1uf 50V capacitors to work. No bong means either the capacitor on the …

Double check your work (make sure the + and - of the capacitors is in the correct spot). The video needs the 1uf 50V capacitors to work. No bong means either the capacitor on the …

The difference, if measurable, between CF and SATA on a polled I/O SCSI bus on a 16 MHz m68030 is going to be so insignificant as to be noise. Click to expand... Pure speculati…

Well thats weird. Now all the keys are working. I'm happy, but still, I'm convinced there's a problem there somewhere. By the way, if there's one thing for sure, surfing the net o…

Ok, I'm actually typing this from the 180c now. The 6, 7 and 8 keys have actually come back to life. However, the t, y and , keys have now died. Any advice?

Update, my USB flash drives don't work in 8.6 and I get an error type 1010 trying to installing 9.2. But as of now I have 10.0 running and with 8.6 on a different partition. After …

The difference, if measurable, between CF and SATA on a polled I/O SCSI bus on a 16 MHz m68030 is going to be so insignificant as to be noise. Any CF (except perhaps the slowest, o…

...unless you are using a decent PowerMac, a CF card will not hamper you much. Click to expand... I don't want to be hampered at all. Indeed, I want a speed boost for reads an…

I suppose the SCSI bus is hindered by age, and by a dog-slow system bus. Click to expand... Very much so. These are not SE/30s and not SCSI but you get the idea. http://poopr.…

The Macintosh Bible is great too. I reread my 3rd edition recently and it gives me a nice warm nostalgiac feeling, of the days where there was enthusiasm and trepidation of the oft…

Thanks, Wally. I appreciate it. I'll just throw these in the random parts bin, and not keep them for Plus repair. I have a small supply of actual BU406s which I bought after t…