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Tell me about it. I'm not even working with proper tools here. ESD concerns? Those were the least of my problems. I never figured the hardest part of a multi-layer SMD board would be the two through-hole capacitors. Getting those pesky holes cleaned out felt like the darkest hour. Anyway. I got...

What a day! Just spent 2 hours cleaning and soldering and cleaning again. First boot, no chime. Only this. Guess it's time to find a magnifying glass...

OK. no arguements with the battery. I already bought the replacement. I only wanted to know if the chemistry was different in '89 that made them more dangerous than they are now. I'll go attack those little IC legs right now. Does the alcohol dissolve the flux or is it a lot of brushing that...

Booting any G4 from USB is going to be a labor. If you are looking at performance gains from an SSD, don't expect it to be boot times or easy to obtain. I would recommend that you open the case to replace the IDE cable for the optical drive. Especially if you are going to install an PATA SSD or...

What a ride! Talked to trag and ordered the tantalum capacitors and figured I should get some equipment while I was waiting on shipping. After about 90 minuites wandering around Fry's in complete awe, I found some rework tools, flux, solder, and the very last ER14250 (3.6v 1/2 AA) available...

Oh yeah! I pulled the battery, all the SIMMs and ROM and put those in ASD bags, bagged up the logic board, put the case on the shelf out of the way where I make sure to tell as many people as possible so that I can show off how cool it is...

Is this a specific component, or are you referring to the general electrolytic pieces? 

Just kidding! I'm the luckiest guy in the world when it comes to a wife in support of this hobby.  I frequent a local recycler. Last Friday, I went to drop off a couple old VGA monitors and my wife spots a 22" Cinema display that caused immediate salivation. I've got no ADC video cards nor any...