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    Macintosh TV Still Not Working Properly After Recap

    Probably the Egret/Cuda chip needs to be removed and soldered back, common issue in CC and similar boards. see the other post for a Mac TV
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    Macintosh TV - Normal Chime then Immediate Death Chime

    Can also be the Egret chip or a bad trace.
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    Powerbook 100 HD Ribbon

    I have got two PWB 100, never seen this before,
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    Comparing models

    Also bad plastic (hinges)
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    Comparing models

    The only issue, is the screen being smaller than the 180 or 1XX series.
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    Newton MP2100 Repair

    Hi, hard to say, a tantalum capacitor is more prone to blow away than to be shorted. I will say, something else is shorted and you are finding shorted capacitors instead. What i will do, is remove the capacitors from the board and see if the short is still present or gone. Then you can move...
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    Apple Daisywheel Printer “refurb”

    Yes about the mouse, was just about to say the same.
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    Quantum 80S drive not spinning

    Yes, I agree, probably that or worse, heads stuck in the platters. Remove the cover and have a look, probably a chance to revive the drive.
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    AppleCD SC Not Working

    I agree
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    Diagnosing Macintosh Classic

    The capacitors pads are ok, but the the sound chip ones are damaged, or missing altogether.
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    Apple A2M4090Z monitor plastic part location

    This is the kind of protection that is present in the fuse section of any PSU
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    Diagnosing Macintosh Classic

    Well, i think you have got your answer, never seen a Classic working fine without a lot of work first. By far it's the most unreliable Macintosh ever built.
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    Reverse Engineering the Macintosh Plus PCB

    Yes, can be the 74LS253 (a multiplexer) legs are a bit dark in my opinion
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    Reverse Engineering the Macintosh Plus PCB

    Fault code starting with 02 is a memory issue i agree, maybe a missing trace or broken one (a bridge also can be a cause)
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    Macintosh IIci keeps blowing its fuse

    Can be a 1N40xx series diode ? 1N4008 or 1N4148 fairly common diodes.
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