Hello everyone, happy new year.
I just became an owner of a working Macintosh Plus '88 from ebay. It has analog board 630-0108. Upon initial inspection, the battery had been removed, no corrosion whatsoever, and all caps seem fine except rifa C33 and C36. These two seem to have a lot of cracks. Until I order replacements, is it ok to desolder them and use the computer without them? I am worried about smoke and stuff.
Also, C37 is not a rifa. It looks like a ceramic one. I think it can stay where it is. Do you agree? I have found many posts with cap lists, however they do not mention which are necessary, which are recommended and which do not need to be replaced.
Many thanks,
Andrew
I just became an owner of a working Macintosh Plus '88 from ebay. It has analog board 630-0108. Upon initial inspection, the battery had been removed, no corrosion whatsoever, and all caps seem fine except rifa C33 and C36. These two seem to have a lot of cracks. Until I order replacements, is it ok to desolder them and use the computer without them? I am worried about smoke and stuff.
Also, C37 is not a rifa. It looks like a ceramic one. I think it can stay where it is. Do you agree? I have found many posts with cap lists, however they do not mention which are necessary, which are recommended and which do not need to be replaced.
Many thanks,
Andrew
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