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  • ravuya
    Just got my heavily contaminated Apple III logic board cleaned up, plugged into my (mostly) recapped power supply and fired it up. The...
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    ravuya replied to the thread Apple /// restoration.
    That's a really good tip, thank you. I had assumed I'd have to be the one making a new one, or hunting down a replacement part, but I...
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    ravuya replied to the thread Apple /// restoration.
    I started stripping mine down. A trip to the sink has helped a lot, but the keyboard controller IC looks pretty rough. The plastics were...
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    ravuya replied to the thread Apple /// restoration.
    Hooray! I can’t believe these sockets are so bad.
  • ravuya
    ravuya replied to the thread Apple /// restoration.
    Cheapo hardware store multimeters often have a capacitance test. I think my Canadian Tire $8 special can do it.
  • ravuya
    ravuya replied to the thread Apple /// restoration.
    I’ve tested suspect sockets before by doing a continuity test on the multimeter from the leg of the chip to the socket’s solder joints...
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    ravuya replied to the thread Apple /// restoration.
    I’d like to build a clone some day, since the supply is a little constrained and prices are trending up. Seems more feasible than I had...
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