Color Classic - No Video

[chriscar]

Hi all,

Total Apple noob here with a new to me Mac Color Classic that's been unused for an unknown number of years. Physically, everything looks ok, the battery although dead is intact, and there is maybe a bit of capacitor leakage, which I've cleaned up with solvent and a toothbrush. The caps on the analog board look good as well, and all plugs appear to be seated.

It powers on, and chimes, but there is no video, or glow from the crt neck. Is the high voltage controlled from the logic board, or should there always be a glow when powered on? What I'm really asking is, will recapping the logic board possibly fix the no video (and apparently no high voltage) issue, or is it more likely an analog board / crt issue?

Thanks,
Chris

 

[glay78]

I would say it’s either the flyback or analog board issue. Since there’s a chime, the logic board works.

I do have an analog board that works though. Let me know if you are keen.

 

[JRL]

While there is a chance that it’s an analog issue, I still think you should recap your logic board first before doing anything else. My CC had a few weird symptoms before I recapped it.