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UPDATE: I’ve completed the recap and it seemed to fix the flickering screen issue. I did get some random sad Macs until I was able to get it to the boot menu. I was actually able to boot it from floppy but when booted, it would either freeze or it would freeze/restart at the welcome to Mac...

I will. The caps for the board have just been ordered and should arrive by Monday. Chances are I’ll finish up by either Tuesday or Wednesday.

Recapping is next on the list however I’ve heard that caps probably won’t be the only issue. I’ll update you guys later once I’ve finished the recap if I keep having issues. 

Thank you! I’ll make sure to try this out if the battery that I’m using doesn’t work.

Thank you! That’ll be very helpful. I was told my battery is in spec by a few others that are helping me troubleshoot this thing. The battery is a 6v led acid at 4.5amp. I might get a different one if it’s needed. I think the first thing I’ll be doing though is a recap as it seems like the...

As I stated before, I’ve already cleaned the entire motherboard and I plan on recapping it. I just wanted to see if anyone had any other advice. (whoops wrong post to reply to)

I recently bought a Macintosh Portable on eBay. When buying, I was aware of a few common issues it would have. Caps, and the fact it uses a led acid battery and won’t run without one. Purchased a lead acid battery off eBay with the correct specs when buying the portable. (6v 4.5Amp) I know a...