Macintosh SE Problems

[MacDan]

I wired up the Mac SE and I hoped all would go well. I flipped the power switch and it gave me the start up chime. That was it, though you could still hear the insides working. The screen was dark and I moved the brightness thing, but nothing. What is wrong with it?

 

[Bunsen]

Could be a dead PRAM battery. Leave it powered up like that for a couple of hours, then try very quickly switching it off then booting it again. Aim for under two seconds

 

[MacDan]

Didn't work. Flicked off, then instantly back on.

 

[porter]

I wired up the Mac SE and I hoped all would go well. I flipped the power switch and it gave me the start up chime. That was it, though you could still hear the insides working. The screen was dark and I moved the brightness thing, but nothing. What is wrong with it?

Sounds like the monitor itself isn't working, eg the motherboard thinks it's doing it's thing.

That could be a number of things; dead components, leaky capacitors, dry solder connections, poor connectors.