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Perfect movie scene for this. I got super excited when the screen lit up in all its glory :lol:

Alright so next update: it acts the same with or without ram/rom. 

I’m feeling great. I just transferred tiny parts over by hand :lol:

MAN! I’m on a roll tonight! What next!

FOUND OUR PROBLEM! thanks to reading the thread posted by @techknight I did some poking around and sure enough, L14 is completely missing! Gonna grab that off the other SE/30 board and see if I can get this one fired up.  im also missing c74 and r35 (though r35 looks like it was never there...

Yes it’s missing quite a few components. Not too worried about that.  After cleaning  off most of the garbage the traces are actually not as bad as I expected. It’s still got a long way to go but it’s getting there. At the moment I actually have more hope for that board than the other one lol. 

An update: connected the speaker on both boards. The corroded nasty one made a sort of noise when powered on (no chime, no ram). The gold socketed one was silent. 

I’m kicking myself for not leaving 2 out to test the SE/30s! These are a pain to get in to. 

Got this one from Johnnya101. Had only a vertical line on the screen.  I snapped the connector on the red wire so I had to replace that... the rest was pretty straightforward. Just used a solder-sucker and got rid of the old stuff around the problem areas and re-soldered. 

Yea I think that would be my next step. Oh by the way @Johnnya101, that floppy connector housing didn’t last long lol. I think I could’ve peeled it off with my bare hands. One of the screws snapped while removing it but oh well.  To confirm, nothing happens at all. It’s rather strange. I’m...

WOAH! Already a massive improvement. Keep it up!

There isn’t much else to explain except that literally nothing happens when powered on. I know the analog board and crt are good because I tested it with another board.  Picture of the board can be seen below.  Where  do I start? I’m sure even if the caps were bad it would do *something*

Glad that thing is getting retrobrite. I agree it was quite intensely yellow. Would you believe me if I said my Plus was worse :lol: im surprised at how much dust accumulated. I cleaned that thing inside quite extensively (with a dry toothbrush and damp paper towel).  My partial disassembly...

How much is shipping to the US? That would help a lot of the users here. There are definitely people over on your end who would like it too though. Don't scrap it! :)

Woah. This is exactly the sort of setup I’ve got my eye out for.  Clean setup!

Figured I should make a proper thread for the future of my conquests.  Got some items today in the mail. 

Yea I’m thinking of heading up to Grafton sometime soon so I would be in the area. Just let me know your asking price and we can talk ;)  

Are you by any chance interested in getting rid of one of the pluses. I might like another one... for a project. 

SSD and ram upgrades are surely a must. Is there anything that can be done to prolong the life of the OEM graphics chip? Is it integrated or in a slot (what slot)?

Ah dang sorry to hear it didn't last long. At least it will be a nice project then :)