Well, I can't believe its been a year but I've finally got round to tackling the IIcx I posted about in My first Apple computer, a Mac IIcx.
I managed to revive the basket case RiscPC I was working on (that was a journey) and then got distracted by an A3020 and an Amiga but the IIcx now has my full attention.
The logic board has suffered from cap leakage and battery damage quite severely but it looks like it was stored on its right side so the alkali from the battery hasn't gone through the RAM.
The startup circuit is toast with several components falling off and I've discovered lots of eaten traces on the back of the board.
I've also taken the PSU apart and lo and behold, one of the Rifas has exploded. Collective wisdom seems to be that its not worth trying to restore the (Astec) PSU so I've ordered a Flex ATX and plan to drop that inside the Astec box.
The floppy drive is full of crud, not surprising as its the main air intake. Not sure if its saveable yet so I'll try to get a spare for parts.
I'll post some pics as the work progresses if anyone is interested.
I managed to revive the basket case RiscPC I was working on (that was a journey) and then got distracted by an A3020 and an Amiga but the IIcx now has my full attention.
The logic board has suffered from cap leakage and battery damage quite severely but it looks like it was stored on its right side so the alkali from the battery hasn't gone through the RAM.
The startup circuit is toast with several components falling off and I've discovered lots of eaten traces on the back of the board.
I've also taken the PSU apart and lo and behold, one of the Rifas has exploded. Collective wisdom seems to be that its not worth trying to restore the (Astec) PSU so I've ordered a Flex ATX and plan to drop that inside the Astec box.
The floppy drive is full of crud, not surprising as its the main air intake. Not sure if its saveable yet so I'll try to get a spare for parts.
I'll post some pics as the work progresses if anyone is interested.