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    How to test a 80 columns card (sup’r’terminal)

    Hi @Cedsrepairs! One thing you definitely need is a small second board which pulls the clock signal off one of the chips on the motherboard. As for desoldering the chips on your board - If you haven't done it yet and you do go through with it, try to get some clear photos of the board so we can...
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    AppleCD 300e Plus CD-R performance

    It definitely has a handful of electrolytics. They're all tiny (though not surface-mount) so I don't think I have replacements handy. Any reason not to use tantalums if I have them around? I need to figure out something I can use to test caps without spending an arm and a leg...
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    AppleCD 300e Plus CD-R performance

    I've got an AppleCD 300e Plus, and it works pretty well. I know you aren't really supposed to expect them to read CD-Rs, but this one does, albeit not very well. Interestingly, it often reads them only when "cold" - if I have a CD-R that won't read, I'll switch off the power to the drive, wait...
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