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Did the later MFD-75W-01G 'Superdrive', also require an eject gear replacement?

To remove the old SMD caps, I was going to use the push down and twist method, with pliers. I really appreciate the encouragement, much thanks! On my last SE restoration, I used 12% Peroxide hair creme, and a 10W UV LED, it came out really well. SE before the UV/peroxide: Today:

Thanks! I did get this one from ebay, the seller hadn't powered it up, or cleaned it for the auction; they also said there was nothing known about the history of it, so that probably drove most of the competition away. JDW makes some great content for Mac users, will go with tantalum polymer...

Going to make a custom cap list from Digi for this project, I have other projects that require components too, might as well ship them all for one fee.

Glad to hear all was well. Some people really take that superstition stuff seriously.

How does everyone feel about the Console5 recap kits for the SE/30, am I better off making my own list at Digi?

That would feel peculiar, the odds of all of that occurring at the same time. Was it uneventful otherwise, or did they at least lose your luggage? :)

Thanks so much! It was Friday the 13th when I spotted this SE/30 for sale, the grand total for this one was $313.13. I'm not a superstitious person, by any means, but it did add to the suspense. :) Didn't get a steal of a deal, but based on the condition overall, I'm extremely pleased.

Looks like I may have a winner here. Pretty certain that this one had not been opened before. The way I pulled it out of there. Schrodinger's batt. still has all nine lives, no leak from the battery. But the SMD electrolytic caps are physically leaking, can't wait any longer to get...

Thanks for the reply, and the good luck! 🙂 Instead of having the seller who's unfamiliar with vintage electronics, just plug that in and wing it, and just in case there is a serious problem with it, I'd rather open it first and inspect it before the power on. The main board is both battery...

This SE/30 wasn't far from me, so the shipping was cheap. The seller is not a tech, more of an estate hunter/flipper, with a 100% feedback rating. Took a chance on this one (seller's pics, should be here Wednesday). It looks pretty good on the outside, but you never know what's lurking...

Much thanks! I was finally able to get the Noctua fan from Amazon, for $15, it took about a month to get here, but it looks like they're fully stocked atm. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VXTANZ4 Have to be sure to get the 12V model.

Noctua fan is really quiet, and has great flow. Worth the peace of mind. The 12% peroxide hair creme, and 10W UV LED worked really well on this project, thanks again for the hair creme tip @Fred1212! Before: Today: Works like new. This restoration is now 100% completed. Thanks for...

M0115 completed. Used a cardboard box with aluminum foil inside, with an inexpensive 10W UV LED, the results are so much better than trying to do this outdoors. Put the front bezel in there for two hours now, it should be more even and match the KB when it's done. Got the Noctua fan...

The Hakko FR-301 made removing the 90° 50-pin connector easy, once again. Straight 50-pin box header installed. Cable fits without touching the top floppy now. 3D printed tray fits well as a result. Put the stock fan back in as it seemed the Noctua would never get here. Got an email...

The little KB badge is pretty fragile, I think I put a pin head poke in it, not too bad. Used this flow station on the lowest setting and far away enough to heat the rear up. Now I can get the peroxide creme on uniformly, and be done with these KB's. Thanks guys!

Got the bottom half of the M0115 whitened today, Just need to whiten the top half. The M0115 I did a while back. But I burned through the badge again, before I knew it was happening. The newly acquired badge is perfect still. The problem is I can't get the badge to pop out of either...

Nicely done! Saw that feature and was wondering how to set the jumpers in order to scavenge data from an old drive. That video helped. Glad to hear it absolutely works, will give it a try soon. Thanks for posting this.

Stains between the keys that couldn't be easily wiped away. Recapped the M0115 and used a 10W UV LED on the space bar, with the 12% hair creme, indoors, and it was much easier to control the process this way. Was able to stop the whitening before it became a different shade than the rest of...

Rather than editing the BlueSCSI tray STL file, I ordered a 50-pin Box Header that is not 90° angled. That should have the right amount of clearance if the cable connects from the top of the board instead of the edge. Still no Noctua AF-6X25 PWM 12V fan anywhere in site.