Afternoon all,
I came across a SE/30 of unknown status. Digging around on the forums here and watching Branchus Creations on youtube lead me to cracking the case open. The PRAM battery was intact but the caps were leaking or had leaked. I did a cleaned up and recapped the board with tantalums. Using fancy words here but all I really know about soldering and reading diagrams is from working on my '87 4Runner.
I cleaned the board in IPA and then did a soak in sink with soapy water. Rinse, dried, and cleaned again with IPA.
I am not a computer wiring type person so this is all a bit new. I have some fond memories of dad working on his SE/30 with that glow spilling into the other room. My sis and I would be allowed on it to play Scarab of Ra, Dark Castle, and Cap'n Magneto. Mostly this project is to get one up and running again so my sis and I can play some games we never finished (life interrupted).
I came across a SE/30 of unknown status. Digging around on the forums here and watching Branchus Creations on youtube lead me to cracking the case open. The PRAM battery was intact but the caps were leaking or had leaked. I did a cleaned up and recapped the board with tantalums. Using fancy words here but all I really know about soldering and reading diagrams is from working on my '87 4Runner.
I cleaned the board in IPA and then did a soak in sink with soapy water. Rinse, dried, and cleaned again with IPA.
I am not a computer wiring type person so this is all a bit new. I have some fond memories of dad working on his SE/30 with that glow spilling into the other room. My sis and I would be allowed on it to play Scarab of Ra, Dark Castle, and Cap'n Magneto. Mostly this project is to get one up and running again so my sis and I can play some games we never finished (life interrupted).