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Unfortunately no working scope. I do have a cheapo esr meter. I could just remove the cap and see but at that point might as well...
May 30, 2022
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Do you have a scope or a fast sampling DMM that will record what is happening with the +12V supply? From your description there...
May 30, 2022
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Wow! Pictures please! I’ve never seen one in real life. My school used standard apple II’s. Closest I’ve ever been was one on auction...
May 29, 2022
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For a collector, the B&H / Darth Vader models just represent rarity ontop of rarity. It's also not an Apple II clone like a Franklin or...
May 29, 2022
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No tantalums on the board. Lukes kits come with all the electrolytics on the board. I don’t remember if the safety caps are included...
May 29, 2022
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I haven’t looked at the schematics, but can anyone tell me off the top of their head what rail in the power supply is the power LED on...
May 28, 2022
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I recap when problems show up, but that means you need to fire up the thing every 6 months or so to make sure it works.
May 28, 2022
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The IIgs doesn't use any of those awful surface mount caps that are always leaking on the beige macs and amigas. For what it's worth...
May 28, 2022
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I concur. I recapped my ROM 03 just because and I have done tons of recapping (mostly monitors but some computers as well) but it still...
May 28, 2022
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There are lots of kneejerk recappers around here. My opinion is recapping working systems runs the small chance of screwing them up in...
May 28, 2022
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Ya, I’ve got only 1 svideo cable but it’s case around the plug is too thick to fit into the keyboard so I’ll just wait rather than force...
May 27, 2022
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You can use an S-Video cable in place of the ADB cable until the new cable arrives.
May 27, 2022
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Thanks to the generosity and knowledge of all of you, the machine is up and running. I’m still waiting on a keyboard cable to be...
May 27, 2022
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Hey all! Up and running! Original caps. But I notice that the green slanted LED is pretty dim compared to the one on the monitor and...
May 27, 2022
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Anyone know of any good DVD burners that can convert say .avi or mp4 files and burn to DVD? I had a nice little freeware program on my...
May 24, 2022
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