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Recent content by Teraforce88

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    LC II Restoration project

    Interesting!  I had no idea that excessive heat could lift the pads.  I did see a video where someone used a hot air gun to desolder the capacitors on a Mac Classic II, and it seemed to work well for him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjgWo7mj8-w I also saw this video, where you apply solder...
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    LC II Restoration project

    Thanks for advice, everyone!  I apologize for not posting for a while.   I pulled off the Apple //e emulator card to reveal the caps, and boy oh boy is there some corrosion or what (see attached pic).  There's even a trace or two on the board that appears to be darkened because of the...
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    LC II Restoration project

    Greetings, With the coronavirus pandemic going on and my governor giving a shelter-in-place order as a result, I've been furloughed from my job, which has given me time to finally begin restoring my Macintosh LC II that my family bought new in 1993.   About 5 years ago, I posted a video on...
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