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    Restoring a Classic II: The Day My Ultrasonic Cleaner Met Its Match

    This poor Classic II showed up as a full-scale biohazard. The previous owner clearly smoked. Their cats clearly smoked. Honestly, everything in that house probably smoked. I had to save it. I tore the machine down to the last Torx screw and loaded my 30L ultrasonic cleaner with anything it...
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    Fixing a Tired Eject Motor for a Vintage Mac Floppy Drive

    Eject motors getting weak over time has been a thing with vintage Macs since... well, since they weren't vintage. I've accumulated a small graveyard of them and finally decided to crack one open and see what was going on. First step: getting in: You have to desolder the tabs (or wires) that...
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