Mac SE No video

[RCW]

I bought a Mac SE on Ebay, but when it arrived the box looked very bad it has no video.

The display makes a crackling sound specifically the little tube behind the deflection yoke (That tube is also sparking inside), but the machine still gets the boot tone and starts accessing the hard drive.

I had noticed the small board connected to the back of the CRT appeared to be party not pressed down onto the pins.

- I pressed it back into place gently and tried it again.

- The screen still has no video, but makes the hairs raise on your arm now so I know it's getting charged.

- It is also now rebooting continuously due to the boot chime playing repeatedly every few seconds.

I really want to make this thing work. I wanted one since I was a kid.

Do I need to replace the CRT? I have a working crt from a mac plus.

Can anyone tell me what may be wrong here?

Thanks!,

Thomas

 

[CC_333]

It does sorta sound like the CRT is bad, but it could also be an analog board problem.

c

 

[techknight]

crackling sound = not good and usually will kill something if something isnt already blown. If the neck was shooting lightning bolts, or glows blue, the CRT was broken in shipping. 

 

[uniserver]

yep cracked crt