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Recapping the Blazers’ Possible Draft Scenarios In Play Sunday https://www.rawchili.com/nba/22170/ #Basketball #blazer #blazers #draft #edge #FrontPage #in #NBA #play #Portland #PortlandTrailBlazers #PortlandTrailBlazers #possible #recapping #s #scenarios #sunday #the #TrailBlazers #TrailBlazersAnalysis

Sunday morning recap - Macintosh LC

#retrocomputing #recapping #apple #macintosh #68k

Another day ... another recap.

Performa 450, Mainboard and PSU done.

#retrocomputing #apple #performa450 #recapping #macintosh #68030

I read this headline, and the first thing I thought was "oh hey, I wonder what old radios they recapped and fixed! I would watch that! They have awards for that, though? 🤔 "

#hamradio #capacitors #recapping

So, it begins...

I'm recapping a PowerMac 9500 that was given to me, buts appears DOA. Working my way from the outside areas where there are few components and practicing for the denser areas which I'll do later.

7 of 43 done.

#recapping
#mac
#apple
#retrocomputing

picture of a PowerMac 9500 motherboard. some of the electrolytic caps on the left and front of the picture have been replaced with tantalum caps. the soldering is shoddy but will work.

Restoring a Rare Commodore 64C: Recapping, Cleaning, and Future-Proofing for Christmas
#C64 #Commodore64C #C64Restoration #RetroGaming #VintageComputers #C64Repair #Recapping #HeatSinks #RetroComputing #DIYRestoration #ClassicComputers #RetroTech #C64Shortboard #KeyboardRestoration #JanBeta #FutureProofing
https://theoasisbbs.com/restoring-a-rare-commodore-64c-recapping-cleaning-and-future-proofing-for-christmas/?feed_id=869&_unique_id=676d6bbb13fe8

Almost tried to install a 10000uF capacitor in place of a 1000uF capacitor.

I was only off by an order of magnitude...

What could possibly go wrong...

#retrocomputing
#recapping

Today, I've started my first #recapping job of SMD caps on a Performa 475 logicboard. I've used "hot tweezers" from Reichelt.de and at least, I got them off the board. Only ~3 released their magic smoke, and I hope my room is usable again tomorrow :-)
Cleaning the board and reassambling it using tantalum caps will follow... ;-)

New video! In the second part of the series, I'm trying to resurrect the Apple Macintosh Performa 630 Power Supply I found to have lots of leaky capacitors in the previous episode.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/95m79bzZ69A
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/7KstbRzmvGwEa8UfeuoMMA

#Apple #Macintosh #Performa #Performa630 #DOSCompatible #Restoration #PowerSupply #Recapping #RetroComputing #VintageComputing

Thumbnail for my new video. A closeup picture of the switch mode power supply from the Mac Performa I'm working on. The overlayed text reads: "Mac Performa 630 DOS Compatible Restoration Part 2".

New video! I'm starting to restore a very interesting Apple Macintosh Performa 630 in the DOS Compatible variant. It has both a 68040 Mac and an IBM compatible 486 PC in one machine. In the first episode of this series, I try to make it safe to run by replacing capacitors on the main board and in the power supply. More to come!

YouTube: https://youtu.be/86CrkFDuNWY
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/jrXDtMmCv5MPxHfkvmsbyW

#Apple #Macintosh #Performa #Performa630 #DOSCompatible #VintageComputing #RetroComputing #Recapping

Thumbnail for my video. There's the main board from a Macintosh Performa 630 on my Workbench. My hands are visible on the sides. The text overlay reads: "Mac Performa 630 DOS Compatible Restoration Part 1".

Finally closing up the "Cubo" #AmigaCD32. I was procrastinating this for years, happy that I can finally stop worrying about leakage on these boards. I'll tackle the remaining A600 motherboards in time, but they've already got their caps removed and were cleaned, so no hurry. #recapping

The colorful Amiga CD32 startup screen, with Amiga CD32 written on top, a compact disc in the center, and colored waves zooming in on top and bottom of it.

Photo from the top of an Amiga CD32 motherboard, recently recapped with a mix of ceramics and electrolytics

Time to begin the #recapping on one of the two #AmigaCD32 .
There is some leakage from the SMD caps here, but it seems minor for now. Two of the through hole caps are bulging though, and one seems to be expelling its contents from the top.

Photo from above of a CD32 motherboard still in the case, but with the shielding removed. The board seems to be relatively clean, but two caps near the expansion port are bulging.

Your turn now.
#amiga1200 #recapping

Closeup of the PCB of an Amiga 1200, near the trapdoor expansion edge connector, where revision and copyright are printed.
Revision is 1D4, copyright 1992

First interrupted track spotted!
#amiga600 #repair #recapping

Closeup of an SMD electrolytic capacitor pad on an A600 mobo. The pads are clean, but the one on the right has a minuscule interruption between pad and trace reaching it

Slooowly cleaning up the pads and checking the vias! #amiga600 #recapping

Closeup of a capacitor and resistor pad on the A600 motherboards. The pads are now retinned and shiny

Closeup of a capacitor and resistor pads on an A600 motherboard. The pads are dull, crusty, cracked

New video! I'm trying to fix an Amiga 1200 that was severely damaged during a previous recapping attempt.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/nqQ4Mh39yR0
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/7R4KwrWn4dwGZ9Wo8AcCMy

#Amiga #A1200 #Amiga1200 #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #Repair #Recapping

Thumbnail for my video. It shows a closeup of a section of an Amiga 1200 board with the electrolytic capacitors removed. There are lots of missing pads and broken traces. The text reads "A Lost Cause? Amiga 1200 Repair".

Oh yeah! It was really a busted via!
#gamegear #repair and #recapping in one evening.
I have a few more, one with a cracked screen. Might end up putting a new lcd in there.

GameGear sitting on a pile of boxes, turned on, and running Sonic 2.
The image is now decent

Finished the #recapping for this #gamegear ... The situation improved: turns on and the games start now, also audio seems good.
But the image is extremely washed out. Brightness knob seems to do its job, but just goes from blackish to milky white (with a few darker vertical bars on the left).

You can make out there is something on the screen when you notice movement, but it's unusable.
Corrosion did not seem too nasty on this one, but I'm wondering if it killed one or more vias.
Or could be a dead screen, can't think of many ways to test though.
Any expert in GameGear #repairs around?