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    Powerbook 190 display flat cable

    Does anyone know if the flat display cable of the 190cs (see pic) and the one of Powerbook 190 (grayscale) are interchangeable? Thanks!
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    PB 1400 LCD shadow

    Hello, any advice about fixing this shadow on the LCD panel? Is this the "vinegar syndrome" or something else? Thanks
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    Recap a factory-new board?

    Hi, I've got a "packaged new from factory" board replacement for Powerbook 190. Already tested and it works. Question: should I recap its electrolytics capacitors before to finally mount it in the PB190?
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    Powerbook mysterious component

    Hello, does anyone know what this component (the black box in the pic, labelled 157S0166) is? It is from a Powerbook 190 logic board. Many thanks.
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    Powerbook 190 voltage checkpoints

    Does anyone have a checkpoints map for the PB190 logic board? I need some checkpoints near the on-board power module in order to check the expected voltage on the motherboard for a suspected problem on the onboard power module. Thanks
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    Powerbook 190 dying after PRAM battery replacement

    HEEELP!! I restored my Powerbook 190 cs it 2 years ago, it was working perfectly until yesterday. Only problem was the PRAM battery to be replaced. After I replaced the battery (identical to the original) it worked for a while then stopped to boot. No way to restart. After several trials I...
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    Original StyleWriter HD pic needed

    Hi! Is there anyone who has a high resolution photo of bottom side (not component side) of original StyleWriter logic board? Note: there are 2 version of original SW, I'm looking for version 1 - the one in the pic. More over, anyone knows if a schematic of such logical board is available...
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    Schizophrenic StyleWriter

    Hi all! I'm restoring an original StyleWriter V1. Using original power supply and a BC-01 cartdrige, after first turn-on, I've tried the 2 auto-test modes: (form-feed+power-on and ready+form-feed+power-on) but it behaves strangely, lot of noise, error light and so on..... I've opened it...
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    Printer cables compatibility

    Hi all! Is the apple peripheral-8 cable equivalent to the mini-din 8 pin cable ? Thanks!
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    Mac 512k L2 Coil hot

    Hello, just restored a nice 512k. All electrolitics in the analog board have been recaped. Every thing works nicely, the only thing I noted is the coil (in the analog board - check image) named L2 that get hot, about 80 °C. Is this temperature normal or there is something I have to check...
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    Mac 512K boot but not chime

    Hi, I just got a mac 512k from '85 in very good conditions. It boots regularly from floppy but no any chime at startup (non keyboard nor mouse). I decided to recap the analog board and the logic board, but no change, it boots but no chime at all. Any Ideas? Thanks a lot.
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    Mac Classic Logic Board Versions

    Hi all, what are the differences between 820-0390-A and 820-0390-B models of Mac Classic Logic Board? Are they interchangeable? Thanks
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    Mac Classic logic board chips involved in start

    Normally connecting a Mac Classic (working) logic board to only its Molex connector (so no ram card, no floppy, no disk), it starts with sound and showing the floppy with question mark on the screen. Now, I'd like to know which components of LB are (not) participating in this phase in order to...
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    Help to recover a classic mac (LB)

    Hi all! I'm from Italy and I'm trying to recover a mac classic logical board that I've previously recovered after a Max bomb in 2012. After a full recap and a lot of cleaning the mac has come back to life but after a while a put it in a box and kept it until 2017. Than i did a check and it was...
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