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Thanks!  yeah... I know a few of those tricks.  I think it's just the fact that I'll do it... then won't need to for a year or so.. then try again after I've lost the touch.  Use it or lose it, man. Good to know!  I think my solder sucker has a temp control... I should check it out.  (Hakko...

Cool.  Thanks.  I'm going to give it a good wash this week.  I feel a little better already.   ;)

Much like LazarusNine,  I had my own disaster. Two issues: 1. Had my iron set for 650F and was using some solder tweezers (Hakko FX-8804-02) thinking it would be easier to get the SMD caps off.  It was, but it left residue in between the pads.  I think I got a little too rambunctious trying to...

So, I should try to sell it for next to nothing on Ebay?  I have no problem with that from a $$ point of view...it's more a time thing.  But, I'm considering it.  I hate to see stuff wasted.  My local electronics recycler also tries to reuse things, I may just send it to them if Ebay doesn't...

Happy New Year! I got my hands on a lot of old computer gear recently.  None of it is that interesting on the Mac side of thing (some interesting Amiga pieces...) but there are a couple of serial modems that were used with classic (compact basically) macs.  One is 14.4K (a Line Link 144e for...

Hmmmm. It seems Lido is scanning the bus for SCSI drives, but since I have my SSD connected via a USB Buscard, it doesn't see it. I also have a patched version of Apple HD SC Setup 7.3.5, which also scans the SCSI bus and won't recognize a drive on the USB cardbus. I don't have a SCSI adapter...

I'm a relative newcomer to the world of Compact Macs. I've been posting in other threads about the Classic II I have recently gotten into working shape. I've almost got everything ready and am just waiting for the SSD to come in the mail. Right now my Classic II is in my little "vintage...

U rok. Thanks.

Greetings. I'm attempting to put a 2GB SSD into my Classic II. (Evil plans were posted in another thread here.) I've initialized and cloned the drive via my Wallstreet (I picked up a USB bus for the card bay, and it works nice once I found the drivers) I have all the proper mounting equipment...

Yeah, I'm definitely leaning in the SSD direction. It's quiet and cool (and fast!) 8-)

Yeah, especially after reading all this I'm now leaning towards just getting another SCSI drive. Of course it's after I spent the money on the adapters, but at least they weren't too pricey and probably will have some other use down the line. Are forums & homebrew retro sites the best way...

Actually, I found some specs for the drive, but I don't quite know if the consumption is too much: Power Requirements Mode 5V 12V ------------ Seek (mA) 562 440 Idle (mA) 396 440 Standby (mA) 65 35 It is a 7200RPM drive which may be a bit of overkill....

Thanks! That's a lot of great information, and the link is a treasure trove of solid stuff. I bookmarked it. I've got 8MB right now. I do plan to expand it to 10MB after I get the HD situation sorted out. I've not replaced the caps on the analog board. Looking at the drive that I'm...

Greetings. Now that my Classic II (right now running 7.0.1) has been recapped and is working, I'm looking to put a larger internal drive in it. I have Jag's CD of classic Mac stuff and I'd like to have a drive big enough to hold the whole thing, and then some. I also have an old Wallstreet...

I cleaned mine by putting the board into a dishwasher, using no detergent and without running the drying cycle. I let it dry for a few days, then did spot cleaning near the caps with alcohol and cotton swabs. I don't know if that is the best way, but it worked for me... :b&w: