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A free Macintosh SE
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lol wisearse, there is a thread on it, but I hit the recyclers one day and got 2 compacts, a performa 200 which had a good amount of water inside of it where it had been rained on, and the SE which was found face down in about 0.25 inches of mud
the SE still worked, the performa needs a new motherboard or a lot of trace repair
the SE still worked, the performa needs a new motherboard or a lot of trace repair
The video was stretched like that when I found it, and I also thought it to be a bit odd. Tomorrow I will adjust the display back to its original settings. It is behind there the battery compartment used to be, right?
You're lucky to have a recycler where you can go to get free stuff. Here I have to look at the recycling room at work, or lurk around the reycling area behind electronics stores. Taking stuff from the electronics stores recycling area is not really allowed, but if I spot something that is worth saving I still snag it if no-one's looking :approve:
Too much good stuff gets thrown away, unfortunately.
You're lucky to have a recycler where you can go to get free stuff. Here I have to look at the recycling room at work, or lurk around the reycling area behind electronics stores. Taking stuff from the electronics stores recycling area is not really allowed, but if I spot something that is worth saving I still snag it if no-one's looking :approve:
Too much good stuff gets thrown away, unfortunately.
I snag stuff from the local recycler all the time, while not free the stuff is super cheap. I stopped by today and noticed an old NEC 3ds monitor that I will test tomorrow (had no time today) and if it works it will only be a couple bucks (want it for my Amigas since it does 15khz sync and all Amiga modes and should do CGA and EGA as well).
The monitor adjustments are on the circuit board on the side (should be pictures showing what each pot does, you need special tools for TV adjustments to do it). I got a set at radioshack last year for a few dollars, they are made of plastic since you need to rune the screen while it is running.
The monitor adjustments are on the circuit board on the side (should be pictures showing what each pot does, you need special tools for TV adjustments to do it). I got a set at radioshack last year for a few dollars, they are made of plastic since you need to rune the screen while it is running.
Yes, thats right. On the side of the board. I was thinking of the Mac Classic, which has the pots in the old battery compartment.
I am sure I will find some suitable tools at work, as we have a pretty well stocked electronics lab there
If only we could have recyclers here which allows us to buy things... That would be a dream come true.
I am sure I will find some suitable tools at work, as we have a pretty well stocked electronics lab there
If only we could have recyclers here which allows us to buy things... That would be a dream come true.
I can post a pic if you want when I get home(the screws are out of my SE right now), but you NEED to have a plastic adjustment tool for at least one of the controls (maybe more its been a while since I looked)
the one you must have it for, your basicly sticking something in the middle of a HV/HF inductor and adjusting it, with a normal metal screw driver like object you will never get it to adjust right cause of the metal messing with the magnetic feild of the inductor, or if your unlucky it can make the thing your holding onto live with a good "sack punching" force
the rest are normal potentiometers
the one you must have it for, your basicly sticking something in the middle of a HV/HF inductor and adjusting it, with a normal metal screw driver like object you will never get it to adjust right cause of the metal messing with the magnetic feild of the inductor, or if your unlucky it can make the thing your holding onto live with a good "sack punching" force
the rest are normal potentiometers
If you're referring to the hex-shaped adjustment tool, there is a way to make one if you can't find them in your area. Sanding down the end of a thin plastic watercolor brush will give you a tool that will adjust these without a problem. Make it a bit thinner than it is and you should be OK. I just adjusted a CC with a modified watercolor brush and while it took a little bit of work to get it to fit, it was worth it (especially because I seem to have misplaced my actual adjustment tool and most of the Radio Shacks in my area have closed).
New update: The monitor has now been adjusted, so it displays a proper picture. The barrel fan is broken (Plastic axle snapped off. I've glued it back, but it still does not spin properly).
The floppy drive has been lubricated, but does not want to format a diskette. It formats, verifies, and goes into a rattling frenzy. It sounds like it tries to go past track 0. I tried with a standard 1,44 MB Floppy diskette. Those can be formatted to 800k although they are a bit unreliable, no?
EDIT: It was just me being a tool. The head rails has _2_ copper bushings that needs to be lubricated, not just one. The noise was the guidepin jumping on the wormgear. I lubricated the offending bushing, and it now formats and works just fine
The floppy drive has been lubricated, but does not want to format a diskette. It formats, verifies, and goes into a rattling frenzy. It sounds like it tries to go past track 0. I tried with a standard 1,44 MB Floppy diskette. Those can be formatted to 800k although they are a bit unreliable, no?
EDIT: It was just me being a tool. The head rails has _2_ copper bushings that needs to be lubricated, not just one. The noise was the guidepin jumping on the wormgear. I lubricated the offending bushing, and it now formats and works just fine
In case the cashier ever wondered why folks like us buy condoms :lol:
Heheheh, Condoms 
Regarding the adjustments, they seem to drift, and the monitor is now stretched again. Maybe I adjusted it a bit too early before it got warm.
Also, the fan is wasted. Should I replace it with a new fan to give the little Mac more cooling? It has the barrel-type fan. I can use the old one as a bracket to mount a standard square fan in its place. I guess some air circulation is better than no circulation :b&w:
Below is some more details and questions regarding the machine:
The capacitor right above the yoke connector has been replaced with a new one some time during the machines lifetime at the university. It was replaced with a square type capacitor. The memory has also been upgraded to 4 MB, with 4 1 MB SIMMs. The Rodime Stepper motor HDD is the original one, with 18,7 MB usable space. Someone has installed DiskDoubler on it. It also came with After Dark, MacDraw Pro and some other things. There were some M$ programs, which I removed to save some disk space.
The Mac is running system 7.0.2, but it is not very fast. What OS is the best choice for an SE with 4 MB of RAM?
I have the original Double-sided diskettes for System 6, and the diskettes that come with the 512k(e), which is also System 6 I think. I forgot what version it is right now.
I also have a System 7 diskette set, but they are on 1,44MB floppies, and the SE cannot read them so if I nuke system 7 that is on the HDD now, I will not be able to easily go back to it.
I am very happy that I found this machine and that I saved yet another old mac from the recycle-death. Mr Jobs would be proud
Regarding the adjustments, they seem to drift, and the monitor is now stretched again. Maybe I adjusted it a bit too early before it got warm.Also, the fan is wasted. Should I replace it with a new fan to give the little Mac more cooling? It has the barrel-type fan. I can use the old one as a bracket to mount a standard square fan in its place. I guess some air circulation is better than no circulation :b&w:
Below is some more details and questions regarding the machine:
The capacitor right above the yoke connector has been replaced with a new one some time during the machines lifetime at the university. It was replaced with a square type capacitor. The memory has also been upgraded to 4 MB, with 4 1 MB SIMMs. The Rodime Stepper motor HDD is the original one, with 18,7 MB usable space. Someone has installed DiskDoubler on it. It also came with After Dark, MacDraw Pro and some other things. There were some M$ programs, which I removed to save some disk space.
The Mac is running system 7.0.2, but it is not very fast. What OS is the best choice for an SE with 4 MB of RAM?
I have the original Double-sided diskettes for System 6, and the diskettes that come with the 512k(e), which is also System 6 I think. I forgot what version it is right now.
I also have a System 7 diskette set, but they are on 1,44MB floppies, and the SE cannot read them so if I nuke system 7 that is on the HDD now, I will not be able to easily go back to it.
I am very happy that I found this machine and that I saved yet another old mac from the recycle-death. Mr Jobs would be proud
