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by lilwashu
Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:12 pm
Forum: MEMBER BLOGS
Topic: LC III - Will it ever run?
Replies: 84
Views: 1955

Re: LC III - Will it ever run?

There was a fair amount of battery leakage around/in the ROM sockets so I wouldn't be surprised if marginal things are lurking near/under them.
by lilwashu
Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:50 pm
Forum: MEMBER BLOGS
Topic: LC III - Will it ever run?
Replies: 84
Views: 1955

Re: LC III - Will it ever run?

The other CPU was much the same - I hope you have better luck with it than I did. I’m pleased that the pads are mostly still good as I must have put quite a lot of heat into some of them trying to get the pins to sit flat/straight.
by lilwashu
Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:36 pm
Forum: MEMBER BLOGS
Topic: General Stuff(tm)
Replies: 1700
Views: 323499

Re: General Stuff(tm)

@lilwashu Personally I'd have got a Dremel out on that CPU and soldered wires to bridge from the internal parts of the pins and the remains of the pins on the board. Far less risky. I did try this but there was so little good metal left I couldn’t get enough of it exposed. Several of the other pins...
by lilwashu
Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:11 pm
Forum: MEMBER BLOGS
Topic: General Stuff(tm)
Replies: 1700
Views: 323499

Re: General Stuff(tm)

It needed a CPU change because of the cap damage eating the pins:
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It's fair to say my CPU replacement attempt didn't go well (cough) so I gave up at this point before messing it up further.
by lilwashu
Wed Jan 24, 2024 9:27 am
Forum: OTHER 680x0
Topic: Mac @ 40
Replies: 3
Views: 485

Re: Mac @ 40

I think my first exposure to a Mac was via a wealthy friend of the family in the late 80s, was probably a Mac SE of some description and seemed impossibly futuristic with its mouse, windows, really sharp display and sampled sounds (I had a spectrum +3 at the time). There was some Star Trek game with...
by lilwashu
Thu Dec 07, 2023 8:04 pm
Forum: GENERAL FOR SALE & WANTED
Topic: SOLD Apple IIe
Replies: 4
Views: 1285

Re: FS: Apple IIe

This has been sold offsite.
by lilwashu
Wed Nov 29, 2023 10:12 am
Forum: GENERAL FOR SALE & WANTED
Topic: SOLD Apple IIe
Replies: 4
Views: 1285

SOLD Apple IIe

PAL Apple IIe for sale. In good condition with Apple Disk II controller, Apple extended 80 column card, half height floppy drive, original "An Introduction to the Apple IIe" floppy disk. RIFA caps in the PSU have been replaced. In full working order - £190 plus shipping, near offers welcom...
by lilwashu
Thu Jul 13, 2023 4:59 pm
Forum: TF360
Topic: TF1260 New Firmware Alpha Released!
Replies: 253
Views: 83237

Re: TF1260 New Firmware Alpha Released!

I could be mistaken but I believe that with the earlier version, any overclock would result in HDD errors. I think that's what I am looking out for anyway, if no one has HDD errors at higher clock speeds, then it sounds positive. On my rev1 with current rev firmware I still get immediate onboard ID...
by lilwashu
Thu Jul 13, 2023 4:56 pm
Forum: NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Topic: Cyber Legends V2.0 Sunday 8th October 2023
Replies: 156
Views: 10910

Re: Cyber Legends V2.0 Sunday 8th October 2023

I won't be able to make it this time - will there be an ability to buy raffle tickets etc. to help with the costs?
by lilwashu
Sun Jun 11, 2023 3:14 pm
Forum: MEMBER BLOGS
Topic: The daemon Mac IIci: Can it be fixed?
Replies: 108
Views: 5771

Re: The daemon Mac IIci: Can it be fixed?

I did all the mainboard caps except the axial ones, all I did in the PSU was clean it, grind the rust off, paint it and remove 5x rifas of which one had already failed (annoyed I missed two of them!).

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