Macintosh Performa/LC580
The Macintosh LC580 is one of the less popular vintage Mac models. Modest speed, heavy and very prone to brittle plastic. If you…
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Discharging the CRT in a compact Mac
All old compact Macintoshes contain a cathode ray tube (CRT) inside the case. The CRT can hold a lethal charge, even when the…
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Macintosh LC
With 17 leaky surface mount electrolytic capacitors that need replacing, you’ve really gotta love your Mac LC if you want to keep it…
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Macintosh IIsi Power Supply
The Mac IIsi has a power supply that is extremely prone to leakage. In fact, I’d be very surprised to see any IIsi…
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Macintosh LC 630
The Macintosh LC 630 could be purchased with a TV tuner card, and was also available with a DOS card. Even though the…
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Macintosh LC Power Supply (For LC, LC II, LC III, LC 475 and Quadra 605)
The Mac LC, LC II, LC III, LC 475 and Quadra 605 all use the same little power supply. They are prone to…
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Macintosh SE
Similar to the Macintosh Plus, very rarely does the Mac SE require recapping. Although no capacitor is immune from eventual failure, these older…
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Macintosh LC475 & Quadra 605
The Macintosh LC475 (which is just a Quadra 605 in a slightly different case without a network card installed) took the 68040 CPU…
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Macintosh Classic I + II Analog Board (220V – 240V version)
The Macintosh Classic and Classic II share the same analog board, and they share the same little cluster of leaky capacitors. There are…
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Macintosh IIvi
“What’s a IIvi” I hear you ask? The IIvi is a low powered version of the IIvx, and was never sold in the…
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