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I'd replace the AB caps as a precaution and to prevent future issues. My bet would be to recap the logic board and make sure it gets a good scrubbin'. Also make sure you don't have the Maxell bomb ticking away in there...

So I'm working on replacing the CRT in my Powermac G3 AiO with an LCD. I'm really stumped on how I'm going to work with the video cable that was in there before and the graphics card it was connected to. Anyone have experience with these cables and ports? Any way to rig an adapter for VGA or...

It's by no means a Lisa or 128k level of special to me, so I'll more than likely go for the LCD transplant route. Make the machine so much lighter, easier to move, and a tad more practical for work! Now to figure out how to put an LCD in there..

Guess this one may face a CRT to LCD transplant at some point in the future. It looks like it was upgraded quite a bit, so I don't want to lose that. I just don't like fidgeting with flybacks and their near by components that require more work than "replace that cap".

After about 30 minutes in, it began popping more consistently and frequently. About two minutes between each pop. What is the process for testing a flyback?

That I have not. I was wary since the loud pops the iMac could make scared me too much. I'm just a little too jumpy for that! :O I'll leave it on in the back of the office and try to keep an ear out for any popping. I'll report back once I get home!

I gave the CRT, Analogue, and Power Board a good dusting, hooked it all up, and powered it back on. The screen still pops, though not as violently or loudly. This one is a head scratcher for me.

If it's just a dusting, that'll make things so much smoother. I disassembled it just in case I need to get to the analogue board. The entire enclosure was caked in heavy amounts of dust. I'll try to give it a good dusting tomorrow!

So today a friend of mine came in with a big and beige PowerMac. It powers on and works, but the screen and picture tend to pop and go out. Are these models prone to flyback failures like the G3 iMacs? I'm hoping I won't have to handle another fried flyback. I'm still trying to find any shorts...

This one has had a total recap. All it needs is its own SCSI drive since the 40mb one it came with is currently toasted. I've been playing with the drive to find a method to bring it back to life with little success. And I can't possibly imagine a computer spitting a card out. I think that'd...

So, my good ol' temperamental Classic is at it again. After the time of success of booting from the ROM (hard drive is still dead and unconnected) to be able to do work on floppies as needed, it decided to start throwing random Sad Macs at me after placing the memory expansion card back in...

This always, always, upsets me. They're going to toss it out anyways. Why not offer it for donations, to recyclers who re-purpose it, Or just let people pick it up if they want it? Always unnecessary destruction.... Maybe I'm just weird for getting emotionally attached to computers... Anyways...

Seems like what all the schools around here are trying to delve in to. As far as I'm aware, these two were the only Macs in the school. I never knew of any peripherals other than the keyboard and mouse that have ever been connected to it. Maybe at one time an old IBM printer? I'm not really...

I never would've guessed it was to connect a camera. I wonder what use this card had in an elementary school back in the mid 90s. Guess I'll have to try and look a little more into this strange card.

From my experiences of the older days when I worked at a movie theater, if you're by the popcorn popper long enough you'll never get the smell of popcorn out. Though if it mixes with the smell of fish, then you'll have gross popcornfish. And I don't approve of popcornfish. Maybe bake a cake and...

Took the caps off the 580 and it was all clean. No issues from the looks of it. The 575 however... Powdery yet sticky gunk under all of the caps, some more than others. I also realized that it has an expansion card that I'm not entirely sure what it does :O How did I not notice this the other...

Then home is where the 580's logic board will go. Once I get home and settled in, I'll work on getting these caps off and see if there might be any corrosion hidden under them.

I do so love my two LC "Twins". I practically grew up with them. Grandma worked at an elementary school on a local military base, and once they were deemed obsolete and going to be junked, I saved them from the landfill. They were my first Mac loves and started my journey into 68k rescues...

And then suddenly.... It worked! Took off the back case, dusted off the power supply/analog board, and tested connections on the hard drive and logic board. After dusting and testing, it just kinda randomly started after connecting the logic board and turning on the switch next to the power...

Sure has been a while since I posted anything. Everything's been pretty great so far... Until this morning when I tried powering on my LC 580. It won't turn on for anything. It worked just fine before one of my classmates moved it, though I supervised them and made sure they unhooked everything...