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| Posted by: olePigeon on 2010-03-11 16:54:47 I've had such rotten luck with getting a working LC motherboard, that if this doesn't work, nothing will. 😛 I call this a super conquest for me, even at $25. :beige: | |
| Posted by: Unknown_K on 2010-03-11 17:00:38 They could go bad sitting on the shelf, but probably not if kept in a cool environment. Good luck with it. LC motherboards are pretty easy to recap, I still have a LC 3 I did if anyone needs one bad enough. | |
| Posted by: aftermac on 2010-03-11 17:02:11 Wow, I'd almost be tempted to leave it sealed! 😛 😉 | |
| Posted by: olePigeon on 2010-03-11 21:04:14 Do I have to use surface mount capacitors? Or could I use one that's the same rating, but just solder the wires to the pads? My hands shake too much and I have the hardest time trying to get any surface mount caps soldered on. On top of that, I need a new soldering iron. My $10 one doesn't get hot enough to melt the solder anymore, even though it's 40w. :-/ | |
| Posted by: olePigeon on 2010-03-19 19:40:35 I must be the unluckiest guy when it comes to LCs. 🙁 Man did I get burned on this motherboard. It was not new. It was not sealed. It does not work. > 🙁 Looks like it was a return part never returned to Apple. Since it was sold As-Is, I can't do anything about it. Sigh. I get a chime, but there's a horrible sound coming from the speaker; almost like someone is adjusting their AM radio trying to get a signal. Anyone run into this problem? | |
| Posted by: Mars478 on 2010-03-19 19:45:09 Leave him negative feedback. The item is not as described. As-is is something different than the description. | |
| Posted by: LCGuy on 2010-03-19 19:48:46 Before you leave him negative feedback, I'd try and get onto him first, yes the board was sold "as-is", but you were told that it is a sealed, brand new part, and it is not. | |
| Posted by: Unknown_K on 2010-03-19 20:30:25 That noise is a dying capacitor tied to the speaker, same noise I heard on a used unit that died (same board I recapped and works fine I have as a spare). Asuming nothing else is wrong you can recap it and use it, but I would be pissed if it was sold as new and it is used and needs work. | |
| Posted by: JRL on 2010-03-29 21:44:50 I haven't been able to check the lone parts LC that I have; sorry. 🙁 But maybe the motherboard caps leaked while it was in the box. It's certainly possible, given the age of the motherboard. Like U_K said, it's a sign of leaking caps. If I were you, I would give recapping it a shot. | |
| Posted by: olePigeon on 2010-04-01 09:23:24 Well, I tried recapping and, of course, one of the pads came off. I now have three useless LC motherboards.  | |
| Posted by: Osgeld on 2010-04-01 09:58:43 just scrape some soldermask off of the trace with a knife and be careful | |
| Posted by: Unknown_K on 2010-04-01 18:06:05 Use crazy glue and stick the ripped off pad back to the board, let dry. Put a small drop of flux in the crack between the traces and solder a bridge, then solder the capacitor to the pad (not as hard as you think). | |
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