Recent content by StarkRG

Yeah, it's a known problem with the first revision. Later models had issues with their power supply boards, but the earliest model's problem was the FBT. The battery in mine was completely dead so I took it out and ordered a new one, it still starts up, though (at least until the FBT goes...

I recently got ahold of a Revision A Bondi Blue iMac and was ecstatic to discover that it was still operational. That is until I got the system software installed again and started using it. Every so often I'd hear a fairly loud "crack" usually accompanied by the image on the screen jumping or...

Hmm, just found this post from almost exactly 9 years ago suggesting it's not possible. Damn.

So about a month ago I was trying to reassemble my PB 180c after fixing all the screw posts that had broken off and just as it was almost together the display flex cable broke in half. I tried repairing the cable but it just didn't work so I'm going to have to find a new one (which seems...

I would be surprised if there were any original battery packs that were still good, but I can't seem to even find any BAD battery packs for sale anywhere. All the PBs of this series that I've seen on ebay, including the one I picked up, don't include batteries. I'm planning to build a...

I had my mum bring over my old 512ke (my second computer) and I'm wondering what I'll need to get it to function. Can it be modified or will I need a beefy voltage step-down converter? I'm also hoping the different frequency won't be an issue, as that would be far more expensive than a simple...

Does anyone have a list of the capacitors I'll need to get to revive my old mac? I don't currently know if it needs any of the capacitors replaced, but it's probably been nearly 20 years since it was last powered on.