So I have the Larry Pina books (Dead Mac Scrolls and Mac SE and Classic Upgrade and Repair Secrets), are these good enough to get info on what to do?
This Plus was built in March, 1987. I also have one that was built in 1989 (4mb of RAM installed). Any ideas if the 1989 one has internal improvements that the 1987 one may not have? --- Douglas Aalseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, if it was me; > > A new fine point iron and solder cost around $15 > If I totally mucked it up the Mac would be no worse off than it is now > (ie-junk). > If I totally mucked it up it would still have many good parts to use on > another unit. > > So I'd do it myself. It would be a fun Saturday afternoon project. But > then, I'm experienced at working inside compact macs, soldering and > working on printed circuit boards. Your milage may very. > > Douglas Aalseth > Shoreview, MN > > > On Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at 11:56 AM, Dave Lee wrote: > > > > > So my Mac Plus that I just got with the Jasmine Backpac drive suddenly > > has the black > > out video problem (it works fine when turned on, but about two minutes > > later it > > blanks out). When I hit it on the left side it flickers on for about > > 1/50th of a > > second. > > > > So my question is, is this worth fixing? It is a 1mb model and > > without the Backpac > > drive is missing the battery door. Otherwise, when it was working the > > video was > > excellent and the floppy drive is excellent too. I want to fix it but > > I am not sure > > if I want to spend $$$ (probably around $80 for the resodering) on it. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Dave ===== " Happiness often sneaks through a door you didn't know you left open." - John Barrymore __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. 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/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
