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    Trying to repair IIsi Power supply

    I've got a faulty Sony APS-06 PSU  which had leaky caps all over. I've replaced all the caps including the SMD's on the daughter board.  When shorting pins 9-10 the relay clicks on and then almost instantly clicks off.  (I'm trying to get the PSU working separately before connecting it back to...
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    Mac IISi - is this one beyond saving?

    If I can find the crystals and CPU I will give it a bash. Don't have much to lose. I've beeped out some of the bad looking tracks and so far so good but will need to check everything.   Will be a fun project to kill some time I have over the Xmas holidays :)  Getting a digital scope for Xmas...
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    Mac IISi - is this one beyond saving?

    A few hours of cleaning with vinegar and looking a lot better but you might be right. Its still going to be  a ton of work and finding spare components might be difficult   CPU pins completely gone so removed it. Also 3 crytals removed as they were also rotten. 
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    Mac IISi - is this one beyond saving?

    Bought a cheap IIsI from eBay (I wondered why it was cheap!) Horrible battery bomb and corrosion. Does anyone know if there are board layouts for the PCB. I've found the schematics but some of the component references are not visible and need to replace corroded components.  I've tried looking...
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    Cloning SCSI2SD... Is it an Impossible Mission?

    I"m also looking at building a few of these for a few mac's I've got lying around.  I can design and get the PCB made up with no issues and have lots of spare components lying around. Just  one thing I've never programmed before is the Cypress CPU.  (More of a Atmel man) What programmer did you...
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