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    Macintosh SE stuck in reboot loop

    Hi, I picked up a poor Macintosh SE at the tip. The screen did not turn on but the issue was quickly indentified and fixes. One capacitor next to the high voltage generation was bulking up. After that it not only chimed but we had a working screen. Now I am stuck with it being in a boot loop...
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    Powerbook 1400cs Trackpad not working

    Hi Guys, I finally got a Powerbook and it actually does work. The only setback is the not working trackpad. The only work on it I have done so far is replacing the backup battery. My hopes were that this gets the trackpad working again as well. I have cleaned connectors etc but the trackpad...
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    Recapping accident on Macintosh Classic :-(

    Hi Guys, I finally got lucky and scored a Macintosh Classic in good shape. It got (of course) the checkerboard issue due to capacitor leakage. The board looks pretty clean but looking closer revealed that the capacitors close to the power connector leaked (C5, C6, C8, C9) . The one worst was C6...
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