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Dave Luna

NeXT Megapixel Display N4000 Repair

Last weekend's repair project: A NeXT Megapixel Display with a wavy picture. Before: Wavy, dim, and blurry After: Stable, bright, and sharp! N4000's logic board 1-623-855-12 ESR testing the original capacitors to confirm my suspicions The original 28 electrolytic capacitors I suspected a failing filter…

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Dave Luna

Macintosh STINKY/30

Fresh off the workbench: a 35-year-old Macintosh SE/30. The machine had a musty smell before I cleaned it, so I named it the STINKY/30. It booted to a vertical line with no startup sound. An analog board recap later, and it's back to life. I…

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