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Agreed. an SE/30 board is not where you want to hone your skills. If you're around Atlanta by chance, I'd be happy to help.

Mine works but is kind of dim (brightness buttons are unresponsive) and there's also an occasional vertical line. I see a few videos on YouTube about replacing motherboards but I don't see the point of replacing old failing components with other old potentially failing components. I'm pretty...

Well, I did recap all of them. Six of them everything went well. Had a good time with the microscope… Changed nothing in terms of the drive performances but at least now I can sleep well.

Yeah man...good luck getting it back to 100%!

I guess this is why I have four SE's... spare parts. At one point you could pick them up really cheap. also, did you recap the analog board? I wonder if failing capacitors could somehow cause the flyback transformer to go?

Curious if anyone has a recommendation. Mine appears to be blown...thanks.

I know this sounds weird, but I think I figured out what I've been doing wrong with the Pinecil... I have two dead tips. The iron itself is fine. The tips stop working shortly after I clean them using fine grit sandpaper which I know sounds stupid, but I've done stupider things… Not sure why...

Yeah definitely on the drive. Same issue when installed in a different mac.

Just curious. I know I've seen these in alot of SE cases, but I this is the first SE/30 case I've seen with them.

thanks. Yes this particular drive still has that problem.

Yep its good now. Replaced the UE8 chip.

Yes, always use kapton tape on the surrounding area. Especially plastics.

Of the four SE/30's I've recapped different ways, here was my experience...Ultimitely, you have to assess how strong the pads look in contrast to the cap legs. Twist Method - Carefully applying a little downward pressure as well (never upward) - No damaged pads. Hot Air - No damaged pads...

yeah, solving problems and learning is 99% the fun of this hobby. It exercises the logical part of our mind...You need problems to solve problems.

is there a resource somewhere that tells us exactly what goes wrong with these power supplies when they fail? I would much prefer to repair mine if and when it goes rather than try to replace it. I've already replaced one. Thanks for any help.

also, if you're not already using a microscope, a cheap one like this can make a world of difference when working on this stuff. Plugable Digital Microscope with... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XNYXQHE?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

should it just be gone, consider it a right of passage...It can be pretty straightforward to get it connected again to where it needs to be with a bodge wire or repair. Here's a great video that can help.

I guess this is possible with the original rominator. Just curious if it is on the rominator ii as well?

Booted BlueSCSI and passes all Snooper tests. I'd say I got pretty lucky with this one.

Amazon..Its a 24pin ATX connector but I hacked off the unneeded 10. https://a.co/d/88PnSTf