Hey guys! Just thought I'd jump in.
To clarify, yes, I can still offer my services, even though I'm having technical problems with my only SE/30 which has been used to test logic boards. The problem I'm having is with the analog board. Lately it has been giving me a black screen with a horizontal line in the center. Doing some reasearch told me it was the Vertical Sweep IC (U2), to which I tried replacing. In addition, I also reworked P1, just in case. Neither of these fixed the issue, so now I'm in the search for a new analog board; one that is compatible with the power supply.
Originally, it was a Mac SE dual 800K. But when the ADB went dead on the logic board, I bought an SE/30 logic board and started upgrading the drives as well. The analog board, power supply and CRT are the only original parts from the previous machine. The trouble for me is trying to get a straight up answer as to whether certain analog boards will be fully compatible if I were to buy it from a seller. I don't want to end up with a wrong part or break anything further if I get the wrong board. I'm going to be more open to even buying an SE/30 that works and have that replace the one I've been testing with.
Put simply, despite my technical problems, I'll continue to recap SE/30s (or any logic board for that matter). It's just that I can't do any testing. I will resume testing once I get a replacement SE or SE/30 purchased. I'm not letting this one problem prevent me from doing what I am capable of. Just understand that I'm completing the recapping work untested, but very confident that I did it right.
I think that the threads, be it Trag's, JDW's, mine or anyone else who is helping out in this process, should be made a sticky. This way, if other members want information, want to try and DIY or ask the expert(s) to help them out since they aren't sure what to do, they can go here and find out who to contact or what places to get parts, etc. I can hope that what knowledge I've gained can be passed on to others who are just getting started. We're here to gain knowledge for ourselves and also to pass it along to others. This will make understanding everything much easier and provide a complete reference of the hardware and software. Heck, back 5 to 10 years ago, most of what information I needed regarding Macs required a visit to your local Mac Users Group. Sadly, the group in my local area has disolved as of a few years ago and this has become one of a few forums I frequent to help answer questions I have.
I can't thank everyone enough for the valuable information you've passed on or help you've provided. It helps to make my Mac experience a more pleasant one and I hope it does the same for you as well.
73s de Joe aka Phreakout. :rambo: