Well, at that point, I'm wondering if it would be feasible to build a replacement "analog board" to completely bypass the original AB.
My reasoning is that a large part of the original analog board is pretty much video circuitry employed to generate the appropriate output to drive the CRT (refresh rates and so forth). If it's possible to hijack the signals coming from the logic board to connect an external monitor of some kind, then it would in theory be possible to build a more compact and durable analog board that only provides power, much like an ATX power supply would do.
I know that this would pretty much ruin the historical value of a compact mac, but on the other hand it would provide a way to make perfectly working logic boards shine again (and maybe it would also open up the possibility of some crazy modding experiments, for those who are interested, like LCD upgrades and so on).
My reasoning is that a large part of the original analog board is pretty much video circuitry employed to generate the appropriate output to drive the CRT (refresh rates and so forth). If it's possible to hijack the signals coming from the logic board to connect an external monitor of some kind, then it would in theory be possible to build a more compact and durable analog board that only provides power, much like an ATX power supply would do.
I know that this would pretty much ruin the historical value of a compact mac, but on the other hand it would provide a way to make perfectly working logic boards shine again (and maybe it would also open up the possibility of some crazy modding experiments, for those who are interested, like LCD upgrades and so on).