Recent content by campbellashe

Yes. The flat flex cable is a good idea with a small zif style connector.

I’m looking forward to your solution. Great that you took this on. Just wondering if you two were collaborating.

I want it! Are you in touch with him?

I tried the oven bake. No improvement. I’ll wait for your screen mod @Froggy814!

Froggy. Great idea and your efforts are appreciated. Let me know if you need beta testing…

Great idea with the photo editing... makes it much easier

No solutions then…? Until a replacement LCD option.

Any other updates on this problem? Mine is acting the same.... Glad there is video out...

Any resolution of this, mine is fading as well as I use it.... it starts fine, can use the screen but over a few minutes it starts to turn darker and fade to an unusable amount.

Trying to figure this out. Lots of random boot errors (sad Mac). I am borrowing an oscilloscope...I am not an expert by any means... but probing the 5V rail there is a lot of noise... Wondering if it is the Hybrid module? I used Androda's check of the connections before getting a hybrid...

New to me Macintosh Portable -- not recently working, bought it off someone on Facebook marketplace. Cap goo noted; and recapped. Booted with battery via the J17. Good chime but then error code on screen; 0300172C/ 0001FFA -- did find a broken trace near C15 (there was a post on this forum; same...

@Juror22 I'm a new Mac Portable owner; just recapped mine -- unclear when the last time it worked. I just went straight to recapping as there was some evidence of cap goo impact. With the board bare, and power supplied while shorting the keyboard input, I get and initial good chime and then...

@jmacz I ordered clear plastic for the LED from JLCPCB and installed it with the slot piece that I printed myself. Wired it up to my BlueSCSI and looks great. Thanks.

I wrote about my journey if that is helpful and the caps I used... https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/iifx-memory.51907/#post-587134

Thank you…will try it out!