I read recently the thread refarding SE/30 startup problems and the suggestion to use alcohol to clean up around the capacitors.
I have an SE/30 that was given to me because it did not work. When I originally turned it on, it booted fine. I installed a new version of OS 6.0.8, Word 4.0, Excel 3.0, FileMaker 2.1, AOL 2.7, and HyperCard. I was then ready to actually start using the computer. That's when it happened. Checkered screen at startup, no chime. I've not been able to use the computer since, and placed it into storage. Anyway, back to my point, after reading about the capacitor problems, I decided to give it a try. In my search for alcohol, I found instead a can of electrical contact cleaner with a brush. Since I could not actuall see any leakage by any of the capacitors, I simply sprayed the contact cleaner onto the brush and literally painted the entire motherboard with the cleaner. After it dried out, I reassembled, and the computer booted for the first time in about a year. I've rebooted several times and left the computer running for hours, and so far so good. I don't know if I actually did anything with the contact cleaner or if the computer will intermitantly revert back to the checkerdboard screen, but time will tell. Thanks for the advise in any case. Ron -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Replacement Apple CDROMs from $19.99, MacOS 8.5 CD $79.99 PPC 5400/200Mhz 16/1.6GB/CD/ENET/L2 $119, 5+ for $99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
