Hi, I have checked it visually. I couldnt see anything. The battery seems to be in good shape not corroted or anything.
I have done everything but washed in the dishwasher. It was givin to me so I havent lost any money on it. Josh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 3:16 PM Subject: Re: Do recent Classic II's read 800K discs or run 68K software? > Josh Stacey wrote: > > > I have pulled the motherboard out and cleaned it with cotton swab and some > > rubbing Alcohol. That didnt work > > I would put it in the dishwasher if it worked. It stopped draining on us so > > we dont use it. Dont have the money > > right now to get a new one. > > Classic II's fail by design it would seem. > If you haven't already washed the stains away, give the board a close > visual inspection checking for leaky caps, any battery leaks or > corronded track and componants especially around the battery holder > area. You have removed and cleaned the ram pins and removed and > replaced the rom simms (note the position and replace the same way) a > couple of times to clean their pins. It would be nice if folks > remembered these simple steps before recommending washing the board > > You might try soaking the board in a solution, I'll leave the contents > up to one of the FAQ hating guru's, or a aerosol pac of contact > (electrical) cleaner and a bit of compressed air if you have it. > > Leave the board to dry properly if its left to soak, I'm sure someone > will suggest a minimal oven setting to help dry it, compressed air > also helps here. Drying things is not really a problem where I am. ;) > > Good luck, Classic II's enjoy the biggest failure rate of any mac > model I have. :( > > > -- > 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> > --> 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- 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> --> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
