One injured Classic (and a bunch of minor repairs)

2005-12-01 Thread Scott Baret
Well, here's my situation. I cancelled the trip I was going to take so I'm back home with my Macs! I'm fixing a group of them this weekend but I have a few problems with some: (all are Classics unless otherwise specified) #1: Needs screen adjustment and a RAM upgrade #2: Needs new floppy and

Re: One injured Classic (and a bunch of minor repairs)

2005-12-01 Thread Macintalk Fejlesztés
Glad to hear that this list is not completely dead! I have a Classic II that displays four thick vertical lines on boot, and does not make a startup sound, though the hard drive starts and sometimes I can get it to load extensions. I've heard that the dishwasher treatment fixes this problem,

Re: One injured Classic (and a bunch of minor repairs)

2005-12-01 Thread Doug McNutt
At 21:38 +0100 12/1/05, Macintalk Fejlesztés wrote: I don't have a dishwasher... I do but the lady of the house owns it and I don't dare. A flat pan and some hot water. A small fairly stiff paint brush - we used to call them acid brushes. Some mild liquid detergent unless you have religious

Re: One injured Classic (and a bunch of minor repairs)

2005-12-01 Thread Thomas
Dry alcohol (isopropyl is good, ethyl is too but you'll need a license for that in the US of A) will hasten drying but it's not required. Be sure the board is fully dry though before applying power. I just recently washed a mobo with rubbing alcohol (91% isopropyl) and used a toothbrush to