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Recommendation for SE/30 re-cap service
Posted by: DavidGA on 2015-06-02 12:32:20
My SE/30 needs recapping, and I don't feel confident enough to do it on my own.

Is there a recommendation for someone I can send it to, to get it recapped? I'm in the SF Bay Area.
Posted by: MinerAl on 2015-06-02 13:07:33
Most of us here swear by Uniserver, although being in the Bay area you can probably find someone local.

Uni does all my soldering, and I couldn't be happier with his work.  There's a thread around here...

https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/19026-need-a-re-cap-i-can-help/
Posted by: tanuki65 on 2015-06-02 13:40:13
Uniserver recapped my IIci and fixed the sound (though I also had bad memory).
Posted by: unity on 2015-06-02 13:53:05
I just sold an SE/30 board and the buyer had me ship it to uniserver (Chales) first before being sent to Europe. But the board has to be in good shape. The SE/30 seems more prone, like the portable, to trace rot.
Posted by: uniserver on 2015-06-02 15:03:45
yeah, maybe you can take a picture and post it, so we can see what your main board looks like?
Posted by: CC_333 on 2015-06-02 20:50:50
The SE/30 seems more prone, like the portable, to trace rot.
Add the Quadra 840av to that list.

I probably could do it for you, as I'm somewhat local (North Bay Area).

EDIT: But if it's not working, I'd suggest Uniserver, as he has more experience with lower lever repairs than I do.

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Posted by: Elfen on 2015-06-02 21:44:08
One Word: Uniserver!
Posted by: DavidGA on 2015-06-02 22:01:58
yeah, maybe you can take a picture and post it, so we can see what your main board looks like?
Sure, here it is.
Posted by: CC_333 on 2015-06-02 22:23:53
Does it boot and work more or less normally?

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Posted by: DavidGA on 2015-06-02 22:48:21
Does it boot and work more or less normally?
No, it boots to a pattern of broken vertical stripes.
Posted by: EvilCapitalist on 2015-06-03 03:34:38
Add another person to the chorus of those singing uniserver's praises.  He's brought back a number of my machines from the dead.
Posted by: CC_333 on 2015-06-03 11:13:25
Do you have a photo of the broken vertical stripes? A simple cleaning and recap (something I could do so you can save on shipping) might fix it if it's SimasiMac, but I want to see it first, as it might be more serious (therefore a job for Uniserver).

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Posted by: uniserver on 2015-06-03 11:15:31
😀  ---  I would like to add techknight to my praise,  he has brought back things that have been most certainly dead.

if i'm a bulldog that doesn't give up.

then techknight is a pit bull 🙂

Posted by: uniserver on 2015-06-03 11:17:45
i'm sure even CC-333 could agree with that.  
Posted by: CC_333 on 2015-06-03 11:43:51
Yeah, he got my Portable working when it was thought to be beyond repair, so he definitely knows his stuff.

As do you!

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