thegarse
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Hi everyone, I did the painstaking analog video recap on my color classic verified polarity multiple times and thought I was in good shape because the computer booted up without any issues. Today I booted the Mac again and got a bouncy pin cushion shaped image that looked like it was shifted to the right a bit. I scratched my head because it works fine the night before so I took the analog video board out double checked for broken joints, reflowed a few that looked suspect, rechecked the polarity and booted it again, this time I got less video and saw a plume of smoke and immediately I turned off all power to my workbench. Upon inspection it looks like the plume of smoke may have come from RL54 a 330 ohm resistor that currently measures at 33 ohms (pictured). Replacing the resistor seems pretty simple but I wonder if there is more of a backstory to this issue and I’m curious if anyone has seen it. Thanks.
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