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Recent content by Stanley

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    Macintosh Plus display problem

    Just a few photos of the board in question: https://www.dropbox.com/s/892xfl02o40ovmw/Analog Board 1.jpeg?dl=0  https://www.dropbox.com/s/oxua3vzp0ebvqrr/Mac Plus.jpeg?dl=0 ...and the logic board: https://www.dropbox.com/s/tphtkqxdi8wo16h/Logic Board.jpeg?dl=0
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    Macintosh Plus display problem

    OK, I have tested the three wire harnesses for continuity, and they are completely fine. I guess it’s time to have a look at the analog board once again. The capacitors may be in a worse condition than their exterior suggests. Any advice about which ones I should replace first (i.e. which can...
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    Macintosh Plus display problem

    The flyback transformer is Lifon, B-type unit. According to your chart it must have been replaced, as my Plus is one of the earlier beige models. I will surely have a look at the parts you suggested and recap the board in the future. I just wonder whether the „arcing lines” I have seen on the...
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    Macintosh Plus display problem

    Thank you @nvdeynde for that piece of advice. I have turned that little knob, and for a while, a vague white shape flashed on the screen. If I understand correctly, that proves both the CRT and flyback transformer are working (by the way, there was a spark between the knob and screwdriver while...
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    Macintosh Plus display problem

    I have already resoldered the transformer, yoke connector, and two other connectors. Are there any other joints on the analog board that could be responsible for the lack of picture? I’m trying to rule out as many potential reasons as possible, before I move to more radical solutions such as...
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    Macintosh Plus display problem

    Yes, I have, it didn’t work. On the other hand, perhaps I should have resoldered the brightness knob too, just in case.
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    Macintosh Plus display problem

    Hello everyone! This is my first post here, as well as my first classic Mac restoration project, and although I have read a lot on the subject, it turns out that I need your help. I have recently bought a Mac Plus (240V), which apart from its intermittent display problems seemed to work quite...
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