Let's continue working on the abandoned Macintosh machines. In this episode, I'm going to focus on fixing the Macintosh Classic. The Classic (and Classic II) and notorious for being unreliable due to failing capacitors, so let's try to fix those issues and get this machine working.
Part 1: https://youtu.be/lHvGc4LWR0g
Part 2: This part!
Part 2.5: https://youtu.be/rpVAg6hG__Y (recapping the Classic II)
Part 3: https://youtu.be/xx08YXkUOnQ
0:00 Intro and repairing the Mac Classic
46:51 Reassembly and first power on
52:12 Does the Mac Classic II work?
-- Links
Previous Mac Repair-a-thon from 2020:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/lKD65I86XGQ
Part 2: https://youtu.be/kNhVQWH318M
Part 3: https://youtu.be/uatqcZRzmt0
Part 4: https://youtu.be/zC0qi5dQsWs
Part 4.5: https://youtu.be/YikOY8WTnLU
Part 5: https://youtu.be/PHTnauC020o
Part 6: https://youtu.be/mqWCPkfcr1A
Joe's Computer Museum:
https://jcm-1.com/product/bluescsi-v2-50-pin-desktop/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyfwZvTPPJV4peBHupd6Ckw
BlueSCSI:
https://bluescsi.com/
Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store:
https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spring.com/
Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtwi4wK1YXd9AyV_4UcE6g
Support the channel on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement
-- Tools
Deoxit D5:
https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1
http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f
O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards)
https://amzn.to/3a9x54J
Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe:
https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW
Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron:
https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0
Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope:
https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z/
Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier:
https://amzn.to/3adRbuy
TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro)
https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html
TS100 Soldering Iron:
https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5
https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853
EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter:
https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/
DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer:
https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw
https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672
Magnetic Screw Holder:
https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG
https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html
Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971
RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI)
http://www.retrotink.com/
Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184
Heat Sinks:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537183709.html
Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too)
https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI
--- Links
My GitHub repository:
https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories
Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group
https://www.commodorecomputerclub.com/
--- Instructional videos
My video on damage-free chip removal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8
--- Music
Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino