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schrockwell replied to the thread Classic II squealing audio issue.I tried reflowing U5, but no improvement. I will keep looking around that area for dodgy traces. I didn't clean the analog board yet... -
I am in the midst of repairing a Classic II. It was very clean inside, with the PRAM battery intact and the expected amount of capacitor...
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schrockwell replied to the thread Yet another SE/30 Restoration Project.They are available on eBay for $8.50 per socket: https://www.ebay.com/itm/205016183544
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schrockwell replied to the thread Schrockwell's S3/30 Reloaded build.Oops, I misunderstood your question earlier. Here are the BOMs. Both are required, and they don't cover everything, but it's a good...
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schrockwell replied to the thread Schrockwell's S3/30 Reloaded build.Fair question. I only ended up needing 3 sockets. So I guess the cost is not totally accurate. I had ordered 4 sets in total: one extra...
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schrockwell replied to the thread Schrockwell's S3/30 Reloaded build.I used the BOM file from the GitHub repo with a few adjustments from my PR. Great! Thank you!
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schrockwell replied to the thread Schrockwell's S3/30 Reloaded build.A few more minor updates. I replaced the fan with a Noctua NF-A6x25 FLX which I measured to be only 1 dB quieter than the stock fan. I...
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schrockwell replied to the thread Schrockwell's S3/30 Reloaded build.Well, this has been an adventure. I have learned so much, leveled up my soldering and troubleshooting skills, and spent a godawful...
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schrockwell replied to the thread Schrockwell's S3/30 Reloaded build.This afternoon I completely disassembled the enclosure to get the metal frame out. I sanded down the corroded areas with Scotch-Brite...
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schrockwell replied to the thread Schrockwell's S3/30 Reloaded build.I don't want to jinx it, but we are nearing the home stretch here. I took the board to a friend who has a large ultrasonic bath. It was...
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schrockwell replied to the thread Schrockwell's S3/30 Reloaded build.Okay folks, made great progress today. I was operating under the assumption that solder flux is non-conductive. It seems that this is...
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schrockwell replied to the thread Schrockwell's S3/30 Reloaded build.UI5 was sort of crooked when I installed it, so I suspected there might be a bad connection or short somewhere in there (although I...
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schrockwell replied to the thread Schrockwell's S3/30 Reloaded build.Thank you for confirming, that's one fewer thing to track down. You get a gold star for sharing the FLIR imagery. This is why I love...
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schrockwell replied to the thread Schrockwell's S3/30 Reloaded build.Ran some more testing. The system is stable for about 5 minutes (flashing the floppy disk with "?") after a cold boot. Then it freezes...
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schrockwell replied to the thread Schrockwell's S3/30 Reloaded build.We're not out of the woods quite yet. Everything started going haywire about 90 seconds after a cold boot. I resoldered UI5 and things...
