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  1. The_Theramist

    Mac Classic in possibly dead state.

    I did get the schematic. Very helpful. The ones I’m most worried about is the 3 pads in the middle under the battery. I’ll just reflow those when I get the iron out.
  2. The_Theramist

    Mac Classic in possibly dead state.

    Looking a little better now. has anyone got a picture of how the board should look under there with no corrosion?
  3. The_Theramist

    Mac Classic in possibly dead state.

    I mainly use that as I built a Theramin once for some crazy reason. Winding coils yourself is an interesting thing and tuning it feels like some kind of ancient magic.
  4. The_Theramist

    Mac Classic in possibly dead state.

    Thanks for that. I assumed it wasn't completely dead seeing as It actually gave an error message at one point so I'm hopeful.
  5. The_Theramist

    Mac Classic in possibly dead state.

    Yes I did I think.
  6. The_Theramist

    Mac Classic in possibly dead state.

    It just stays on a grey screen. I even tried a reboot without the HDD connected and it did the same. I tried with <CMD>+<OPT>+X+O held to boot from rom and that seems to do nothing too.
  7. The_Theramist

    Mac Classic in possibly dead state.

    Greetings all, I just joined the forums as I've never restored a Mac of any type in the past but I have repaired boards with battery leak damage before. I picked up this classic for £40 from a local seller and decided I should have a go at restoring. It was advertised with checkerboard...
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