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    Picked up two 1984 128k Macs. One working.

    Good eyes :) I'd forgotten about that. The serial number is M0001, but the original owner says he did a RAM upgrade back in the 80s.
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    Picked up two 1984 128k Macs. One working.

    Lots of good advice here…thanks! So looks like I'll need to: Inspect the analog board visually, and see if anything looks ruptured/charred/leaking or otherwise "wrong." Reflow the solder on the logic and analog boards. If there's bad RAM, it can't be the only problem, as I've never known RAM...
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    Picked up two 1984 128k Macs. One working.

    Considering there is noise, excessive heat, and a burning smell, all coming from the location of the analog board inside the case, it seems pretty unlikely to be a logic board issue… I can't say I'm overly keen on yanking parts out of the Mac that's currently working either.
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    Picked up two 1984 128k Macs. One working.

    Yep. Brightness was first thing I tried. No luck there. Nothing on screen even during the first boot before things started buzzing and burning. No flickering, flashing, lines or anything - screen just didn't come on at all.
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    Picked up two 1984 128k Macs. One working.

    I recently acquired two 1984 128k Macs. One of the two works perfectly. The other one, not so much:   I bought it locally, and the guy stated he'd tested it about a year ago and everything was working. However, when we plugged it in, the first time we turned it on, it made the "ding" sound, and...
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