If you have no interest in recapping, then old Macs are not for you. Even if the machine is working, the old caps are slowly leaking and eating away at nearby traces and will need to be replaced before it's too late. I buy and repair Mac IIci computers. Even the perfectly working ones immediately get recapped.
Those metal caps in your picture, they are the enemy. You can get recapping kits on eBay for a few bucks.
I don't have SMD gear currently, that's the issue not interest.
Wanted to have a neat small old Mac that can hang around and not use much space and look good and be 'explored' for fun. I was under impression I'm buying a functioning machine.
Did not want a restoration project, it can happen, just not right now.
Almost no PCs from this era used these type of caps. PCs usually used through hole electrolytic caps, if any at all during this time, but mostly had tantalum caps.
These Macs used surface mount electrolytic caps, and early ones especially have faulty seals that fail prematurely, causing the electrolyte to leak out. This also happens on some through hole caps, but it’s less common. These caps first started failing commonly in the early 2000s, and then newer and newer ones started leaking as the years go on. It’s the general rule now that if it’s pre-1995, it needs to be replaced.
It’s not mainly a function of use, although that may exacerbate it, just one of time. The seals will fail regardless of storage conditions, hours, whatever.
Yeah I know what's the difference between them but did not know about the casing problem. Thanks for explanation
However PSU is definitely working. 12 and 5V stable, disk spins up.
Both.
Not good.
I'll check into the restoration guide posted by @utuberangerbob and dissasemble the entire case.