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    Trying to bring a Performa 450 back to life

    I didn't soak it (limited amount of 91% ipa on hand), but went over it with a small brush, moving area to area, and you spotted something I missed. That was a crumb next to the chip :)
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    Trying to bring a Performa 450 back to life

    The discolor near C20 is kapton tape I used to protect the area I cleaned up
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    Trying to bring a Performa 450 back to life

    Using a new battery, also tested battery before using.
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    Trying to bring a Performa 450 back to life

    I picked up a Performa 450 off ebay, no video, no sound. First thing I did was recap the motherboard and power supply. There was a little bit of leakage with one cap that I noticed on the motherboard (C20), cleaned that up. Still no joy, started to check voltages on the power supply (Astec...
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