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    Macintosh Portable 5120 - Screen stripes

    here are a few pictures of the final result
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    Macintosh Portable 5120 - Screen stripes

    After some fault searching I discovered the reason for the striped screen. It was not the case but the display ribbon cable, which I thought I had checked thoroughly before. There were some hidden cracks that caused the issue only when the case was assembled. Since solder repair seemed too...
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    Macintosh Portable 5120 - Screen stripes

    Thanks for the feedback. I measured the outputs but got no wiser. However. I noticed that when the logic board was out from the plastic frame the screen looked perfect. As soon as it was clipped in, the vertical stripes appeared. Since the plastic case is covered with some kind of metallic paint...
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    Macintosh Portable 5120 - Screen stripes

    Hello, This is my first post in this wonderful forum. Little bit of background of myself - I collect vintage computers and got most of them in non-working conditions. I have since repaired 4 of my Macintoshes (Plus, SE, SE FD/HD, Classic) and several powerbooks as well as many other brands of...
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