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thelip
Full Member
USA
729 Posts |
 Posted - 04 Jun 2002 : 11:56:07
I managed to crack open one of those ses (no display but was hoping that the mother board was still good.) with the stripped threads. I used a dremel tool and cut all around the front plastic where the screw mounts and just cut it off. while doing that, i nitched my thumb and took out a huge chunk of it. Luckly, i cut deep enough that i think i cut the nerve so it really isn't that sore. Anyway, after wiping the blood off the case, i pull out the mother board and hdd/superdrive chassis and installed it in one of the sad SEs and wha-la! It's up and going without a hitch. 4 meg ram, superdrive and 40 meg hdd. I'll be cleaning this case and putting it with my working classic, now if i could get that stupid 512k working.Sgt. Thelip
Heavy Weapons Specialist
950 division
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cinemafia
Guerrilla Recon Leader
USA
2965 Posts |
Posted - 04 Jun 2002 : 12:00:34
I think we all have our fair share of battle scars from opening/cracking/manuevering inside 68k cases! Glad to hear the blood was worth it!  666th poster and 666th thread-creator
Mod of the Mac II series Forums
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 04 Jun 2002 : 14:39:29
quote:
I think we all have our fair share of battle scars from opening/cracking/manuevering inside 68k cases! Glad to hear the blood was worth it! 666th poster and 666th thread-creator
Mod of the Mac II series Forums
Total 68K Macs liberated: 7
Regular Disappear!
Did i mention the time i zapped myself with the inverter cable on my PowerBook 145B?  Either way, great to hear you finally have one working. Btw, before you junk the dead one, pull the CRT. It may still be good, and those things still hold some value. -------------------------- Pizzabox LCs RULE!!!!!!! Warrior maclover5
68k Macintosh Liberation Army
Number of 68ks Liberated: 6
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thelip
Full Member
USA
729 Posts |
Posted - 04 Jun 2002 : 16:07:19
the crt, might be working, but i've got 5 compact macs in my room right now. I have to eventually get rid of them, i'm not too concerned about losing it. the other day, i managed to get my fingers on both leads to my computers power plug while unplugging it before a lightning storm. It shocked the piss out of me. We should start a thread of battle wounds. I think that'd be fun. Let's keep it going here. Sgt. Thelip
Heavy Weapons Specialist
950 division
Liberated Macs: 12 Creator and Keeper of
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Rexzilla
Junior Member
132 Posts |
Posted - 06 Jun 2002 : 15:19:23
Just think of it as your "Red Badge of Courage". I have my share of cuts and bruises from opening up cabinets and such. But most of my more serious injuries come from PC cases. I like the old Quadras since they are a snap to work on (literally).
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SiliconValleyPirate
Junior Member
United Kingdom
273 Posts |
Posted - 06 Jun 2002 : 16:45:26
I stuck a flat-blade jewler's screwdriver in my finger while I was fixing my iBook the other day. I have a large gouge out of the back of my hand where I caught the metal frame in my 630. I'm a wreck at the moment. I also have emotional scars from my exams but that's a different kettle of oysters.--
Mark Benson FlatPackMacs
http://fpm.gotdns.com 2nd Lieutenant - 68kMLA
LC Quartermaster
Flat Packing Macs for 68k MLA airlift excercises  Macs Liberated = 14! |
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General, 4 star
USA
1559 Posts |
Posted - 06 Jun 2002 : 22:39:34
quote:
Did i mention the time i zapped myself with the inverter cable on my PowerBook 145B?
Did I mention I cut myself disassembling a 630?  --------------------
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~Coxy
Leader, Tactical Ops Unit
Australia
2822 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jun 2002 : 00:56:28
Do you know how painful soldering youself in the hand can be? ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
Mayor of NuBus City v3.0
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jun 2002 : 02:17:18
quote:
Do you know how painful soldering youself in the hand can be? ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
Mayor of NuBus City v3.0
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Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jun 2002 : 15:31:07
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Ouchies!
stepping on an upside-down DIP-IC has gotta be right up there! didn't happen to me, but i knew somebody who did it.his advice was: DON'T try it! jt  ™.
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QuadraJets
Junior Member
USA
344 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jun 2002 : 15:55:32
I stepped on a corner of a peecee case in my garage, and it took a huge chunk out of my foot, definitely worse than stepping on an IC.
(the case was dismantled, because it was slated for the spud gun treatment)The only time I hurt myself working on a mac is while soldering, as mentioned above. I hold the wires, without considering how well copper conducts heat. Artillery Commander/Engineer, 68kMLA
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oldmacman
Full Member
USA
713 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jun 2002 : 17:55:22
I cut open my thumb on the edge of a 5400 motherboard backplane. I cut my hand while snapping apart several corrupt floppy disks (see, floppy disks are evil)!Presiding Music and NeXT Expert Macs Liberated:
SE (with SuperDrive), IIsi, Quadra 700, 6100, PB 5300, PowerMac 5400 PCs liberated from Windows: 3 |
~Coxy
Leader, Tactical Ops Unit
Australia
2822 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jun 2002 : 07:25:01
Not mac related, but soldering related -
when soldering conductors onto 2.5 mm miniplugs (yes, two point five) I became so enraged at the inability of the wire to "stick" that I ignored all the pain signals and crimped them with my fingers. FRICK that brings back painful memories, I shoulda sued Casio...~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
Mayor of NuBus City v3.0
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SiliconValleyPirate
Junior Member
United Kingdom
273 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jun 2002 : 12:02:27
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Did I mention I cut myself disassembling a 630?
Uhuh, tell me about it, under that cute plastic exterior is a very nasy steel casing tha bites.... quote:
Do you know how painful soldering youself in the hand can be?
Yep, done it more than once, I'm totally inept with a soldering iron. quote:
The only time I hurt myself working on a mac is while soldering, as mentioned above. I hold the wires, without considering how well copper conducts heat.
I did that fixing my iBook PSU connector. The central core wire is ok as it has a plastic sleeve but the braided ground part is bare and conduts heat far too well  --
Mark Benson FlatPackMacs
http://fpm.gotdns.com 2nd Lieutenant - 68kMLA
LC Quartermaster
Flat Packing Macs for 68k MLA airlift excercises Macs Liberated = 14! |
scchicago
Full Member
USA
936 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jun 2002 : 12:40:44
wow, a lot of that sounds like it really hurts_________________
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