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  1. didius

    Apple 15" Studio Display, fixable?

    I've measured some of the pinout, I know where the grounds are, found two +12V, a +5V, a +3.3V. Sound kinda tricky though. I guess I'll look for another 15" Studio Display, might try this generic dual inverter as a project. (long term project though) Thanks for the info techknight!
  2. didius

    Apple 15" Studio Display, fixable?

    I've measured a thing or two today. I started by desoldering the cap on the inverter, it doesn't seem broken since it measured 47 muF as it should. I resolder the joints on the film capacitors. Problem remained. Then I started measuring the voltages as provided in the service manual. ADC is...
  3. didius

    Apple 15" Studio Display, fixable?

    I have a 15" Apple studio display hooked up to my cube. Some months ago I noticed the bottom half of the screen being dim and a the led error blink sequence "short - short - short". According to Apple it means "video output wrong" but the display shows the same error code when hooked up the a...
  4. didius

    867 G4 Quicksilver CPU fan replacement

    I don't own a Quicksilver, but xlr8yourmac seems to have a great number of articles on the Quicksilver fan. Like this one: http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/systems/quicksilver_CPU_fan_mod/quicksilver_cpu_fan_noise.html
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    SSD in a G4 cube? Here's a bracket!

    @TimHD: I bought the following one: ebay I must admit the solderjob is not perfect, maybe I will apply some more solder to the joins which have to little (my opinion). It works fine though.
  6. didius

    SSD in a G4 cube? Here's a bracket!

    You can get it very cheaply on eBay, I got mine imported from china for about € 4, works fine.
  7. didius

    SSD in a G4 cube? Here's a bracket!

    I find PATA SSD very expensive (in price per MB) and hard to get. This adapter solution works great.
  8. didius

    SSD in a G4 cube? Here's a bracket!

    I bought the spirica heatsink years ago (when it still was in stock). Here you can see some pictures of it. I don't have it cooled with a fan though, I have a fan on the bottom of my cube instead. (actually, someone should copy the spirica heatsink as an open design, then it could be...
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    SSD in a G4 cube? Here's a bracket!

    I want to upgrade my G4 cube and put a SSD drive in it. Fitting the drive and it's SATA-IDE adapter isn't that easy because of the Cube's compactness. Which led me to design a bracket, download it on thingiverse ;) . It fit's the cube nicely, both bottom and topbracket. PS: I also made an...
  10. didius

    iMac G3 DV SE 400: Bad CRT but VGA out works

    I have done it, see https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/20661-imac-g3-dv-se-recapping/ A lot of work though.
  11. didius

    iMac G5 2.0 20" (ALS), can I fixit?

    I looked further into the problem. Using the following pinout I checked the PSU. When trickling the power supply I got all the correct readings. I guess the PSU is fine. I went to check the motherboard and noticed two things. 1) On the backside one cap connection seems to be bad. I noticed...
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    iMac G5 2.0 20" (ALS), can I fixit?

    Okay, I guess I should prepare for a full recap. I see all the caps are Rubycon, aren't these high quality caps? And does this somewhat later version of the iMac G5 still suffered a lot from this bad cap problem?
  13. didius

    iMac G5 2.0 20" (ALS), can I fixit?

    Wouldn't the iMac refuse to give any signs of life it that were the case?  Is it possible to check the pinouts of this powersupply before I bust it open? Could someone point me to the correct pinout, I don't know if there is a lot of difference between the models (ALS vs ordinary iMac) in terms...
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    iMac G5 2.0 20" (ALS), can I fixit?

    I got an iMac G5 2.0Ghz (ALS) from a friend which doesn't boot. When I push the power-on button the front light turns on, and the fan starts spinning. I don't hear the happy mac sound though. After a while the fan starts spinning very hard. All this time the screen doesn't turn on. I've...
  15. didius

    powerbook AC adapter disassembly.

    I used a sharp knife to carefully pry it open. After the fix it is possible to glue it back together. You can't see it afterwards. :)
  16. didius

    G3 iMac 400 power troubleshooting

    Somewhat an identical situation in belgium :) Keeps us updated! Perhaps you could try the pin-readout I posted?
  17. didius

    G3 iMac 400 power troubleshooting

    The hard part is cracking it open and getting the PAV board out... Replacing the caps or replacing the board is just a choice... I found replacing the caps was pretty easy. There are a lot of them, that's true, but hey isn't reviving these macs a fun hobby? It takes some time, but i found...
  18. didius

    Classic full of goo

    I got a Macintosh classic today for a few euro's. The seller said it sounded like it was working, but the screen was nog functioning. Since it could be an easy fix it went to get it. When I got home I saw some goo dripping from the ventilation holes. The outside is in great shape, but the...
  19. didius

    Macintosh plus anode cap => dead screen?

    New weekend, new hope :) I've started comparing the board with that of my working mac 128. (the 128) (the plus) I'm measuring the values inline. I have already replaced the caps on the macintosh plus board, I guess some variations in readings would be possible, but they can't be...
  20. didius

    Macintosh plus anode cap => dead screen?

    Hi nvdeynde, I haven't heard of Larry Pina's book?
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