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 > > 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 ------------------------------ I agree. I would do it myself or find someone cheaper to do it. johnsn -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
