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I wish I have such friends :) mine are making fun of me for my collection and retro mac passion

Mm, you can consider to lay some metallic/aluminum tape inside along the entire diagonal, covering the crack and more to give it more strength. Glueing a thin sheet of metal or plastic can also help, still I can not recall how much space you have. The pros is that it's invisible and it preserves...

Congratulations, it's great machine. The "made in France" sticker (of course it was not) and the french flag in the desktop make it all a bit weird, I could guess the previous owner was a french guy/lady leaving in Japan

got it! :), tks you all VRAM: no 512k supported? VRAM speed: 70ns or 80ns?

I will add a spare SE/30 32bit clean ROM I have

I got it home, amazing machine! No electrolytic caps, PSU is fine ... "boong", happy chime :) EU 165 with NIC card + Apple video card + keyboard, the case is yellowish but without damage, it comes from a law firm office oh + FDD + 5.25 HD, these are still to be tested but first a thorough...

yes, but instead of cycling x times option-command-pr, just switch off the battery and restart.

Since it seems a recurring issue with some Mac, why not hacking the battery holder and adding a switch, accessibile from outside, that disconnects the battery?

Thank, for the IIsi can be tricky because an ATX does not fit in, not even a SFX.

got it guys, tks @joshc , I'll go for the Seasonic SS250-SU I'll later undo the PSU of the Mac IIsi, currently with the +12V PSU + picoATX I'll try to save the filtering circuit and the relay for the monitor plug driven by the +12V, I think it does not hurt if the Seasonic has it'd owns, is it?

yep ... I got a Mac IIfx for EU150, and a Mac IIci for EU50, but there also someone selling a Mac LC for EU500, no monitor, no keyboard ...

What are the options I have for a new PSU? The ASTEC PSU states: Output +5V SB 1mA +5V 12A -12V 1.0A +12V 1.5A Total power is 90W=60W+12W+18W Let assume that I'll not use a HD and have one VGA card + NIC card. I'm thinking of a 150W +12V PSU (typically for LED strips) and a 150W picoATX...

what about the magic sponge? I use it with care because it can whiten the plastic since it's abrasive, someone I recall used it in place of the retrobright technique @Pushpull76 , from Italy here as well, nice conquest

it's already a tantalum in mine so, once cleaned it might work out of the box ... assuming the PSU is fine (unlikely)

don't retrobright the cat!

yup, thanks, you'r right https://recapamac.com.au/macintosh-iifx/

tks, guys. I recapped the PSU but unfortunately it does not work, shortcutting pin 9 and 10 does not starts it up and in any case it does not provide the +5V standby. I will inspect it further for burn-out ares or evident damages, but I don't have competence to make a diagnosis. I don't like it...

Hi mates, this is a good period ... I got a Mac IIfx, not bombed with no caps leakages. It's in its way, so I have only pictures at the moment. I see there is a: - Apple 820-0400-06 630-0400 Macintosh Display Card with expansion SIMMs - Nubus rev 3 Network card with RJ45, no precise...

quite an improvement: + washing machine, econo mode with lower temperature + IPA scrubbing + soap scrubbing + IPA rinsing Another round and I'm set

After a first round of cleaning and the SMD caps removed, I'll investigate the axial one later. Yeah, there is work to be done here ... quite some :( , still I do not see damages. I just hope I don't need to remove the ICs to clean them properly because I see lot of gunk below. The PSU does not...