At 02:12 PM 12/15/02, Jeff Walther at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Did it develop a problem powering on? The capacitors on the IIci >board eventually leak corrosive on the board. The corrosive eats >through nearby traces and solder. Because the leaking caps are in >the vicinity of the power-on circuitry, this is the function of the >computer usually affected. > >Mine developed this problem about seven years ago. Fortunately, >there was a fellow in the news groups offering to fix IIci's and >giving the above explanation and from that I was able to figure out >how to fix it myself.
A newcomer to the list...just came across it three weeks ago. An S900 604e/200 user since 98, I needed a bit more hutzpah. This has been a tremendous resource...thanks to all the posters. In three weeks, I've added a few minor upgrades. It feels like I got a whole new machine for not much over 150 bucks! Back off the list topic, you piqued some interest with talk of the IIci. I've still got an old one (fitted to my old IIcx case when the orig MB went south). The IIci developed power up problem you describe about a year ago. Didn't have a need for it, and figured it was probably a bad supply, (a fairly expensive fix for such an antique) so it's been collecting dust since then. Do you have any pointers on how to confirm that's the problem, or how to go about fixing the capacitors or board leads? I might attempt a resurrection for yuks. Maybe one of my kids could use it. Many thanks, in advance. Bob Turnage S900 OS 9.1 Sonnet G3 350/512 352MB WD 9GB 10K RPM Ultra2 SCSI -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
