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    Macintosh 128k key on keyboard broken

    It worked! Thanks!
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    Macintosh 128k key on keyboard broken

    on the keyboard that came with my Macintosh 128k, the hyphen key does not function. How can I fix this?
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    Mac 128k keyboard keys wont push up

    I have an original macintosh 128k with it’s keyboard but the return key on the keyboard takes a little longer to push back up after pressed. It seems like there is dust or something stuck inside it. How do I fix this? The hyphen key also does not work at all. How would I fix that?
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    Unknown chip

    Thanks
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    Unknown chip

    Im fixing another mac 128k does anyone know what the TRW chip is?
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    dead floppy drive

    No, I was thinking on doing that but I don’t know where I can and can’t touch. I don’t have much experience with macs. I would need a tutorial.
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    dead floppy drive

    I bought the mac off of ebay, so I dont know what its been through. Im guessing you can just drop an 800k in there, I did switch the cable from the older one from the newer one though.
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    dead floppy drive

    Thanks, looks like the motor is dead or it has a faulty board.
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    Spark in disk drive

    Yep, It only happened once, it never happened after that
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    dead floppy drive

    Yep, I put the 2 cogs back in place correctly, and i realigned the gears.
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    dead floppy drive

    How would I lower the upper tray? Do I just force it down a bit with a screwdriver or another hard tool?
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    dead floppy drive

    This is the sound it made. I forgot to mention, this is an 800k floppy drive inside a macintosh 128k.
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    dead floppy drive

    I relubed, changed the eject gear, cleaned it up, and it still doesnt eject. any ideas?
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    Spark in disk drive

    I put my mac 128k together after days if work. But the disk doesnt seem to work. when I tried manually removing the disk with a tie, there was a spark where the 2 objects touched. Is this dangerous or is it normal?
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    Small extra SSE board

    While restoring my mac 128k I took a look at the logic board and found an extra sse board. (pictures below) Does anyone know why it is there, what it does, and if it is rare or not? Thanks
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    Mac RIFA cap

    Ok
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    Rev B M0110 Mouse, Different Keyboard Case

    Could anyone explain what a Rev B mouse is? Is it some kind of rare model? I also have this M0110 keyboard that has some kind of plastic flaps like something could slide in. (pictures below) Is this rare?
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    Mac RIFA cap

    Any recommendations for a replacement RIFA cap for a mac 128k? Thanks.
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    Macintosh pieced together?

    One more question, Is there a difference between the 128k and the 512k motherboard? If so, could you tell me?
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    Macintosh pieced together?

    Is there any way to find out if my macintosh has just been pieced together from random parts on ebay? Thanks
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