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Macintosh SE works fine then completely dead an hour later.
Posted by: fergycool on 2024-11-28 07:40:27
Just an update. I gave into temptation and bought myself a PicoPSU and a MacSE adaptor from dekunukem. I got a decent 12v powerbrick, but there's only a BlueSCSI instead of any real drives. I've added another PSU to the "mustrecap" pile together with my Quadra 610's. So I really must do them both. But at least I got myself running and have been enjoying using the Macintosh SE since. For somebody who has come fairly recently to the Retro Mac scene I am really grateful for everybody who has done so much to make this easier for newcomers like me! Cheers Ferg

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Posted by: Juror22 on 2024-11-28 12:43:25
Looks great! I've recapped one of those PSU's in an SE of mine, got another ready to test and and another in an SE/30 that will probably need to be re-capped. Looking at your working area there, I think you made a great choice taking the alternative path and getting yours running with the pico. Its a very nice little machine there - enjoy!

I'm guessing that you keep your really rare stuff locked up in that cabinet! 😉
Posted by: joshc on 2024-11-28 13:07:26
Just an update. I gave into temptation and bought myself a PicoPSU and a MacSE adaptor from dekunukem. I got a decent 12v powerbrick, but there's only a BlueSCSI instead of any real drives. I've added another PSU to the "mustrecap" pile together with my Quadra 610's. So I really must do them both. But at least I got myself running and have been enjoying using the Macintosh SE since. For somebody who has come fairly recently to the Retro Mac scene I am really grateful for everybody who has done so much to make this easier for newcomers like me! Cheers Ferg

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This looks like a cosy space!
Posted by: fergycool on 2024-11-29 08:39:49
I'm guessing that you keep your really rare stuff locked up in that cabinet! 😉
Unfortunately not! The cupboard on the right was an attempt to get all my cables down to a reasonable number. But the cupboard on the left is purely boring paperwork!
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