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Mac SE No video
Posted by: RCW on 2015-09-03 20:02:52 I bought a Mac SE on Ebay, but when it arrived the box looked very bad it has no video. 🙁 The display makes a crackling sound specifically the little tube behind the deflection yoke (That tube is also sparking inside), but the machine still gets the boot tone and starts accessing the hard drive. I had noticed the small board connected to the back of the CRT appeared to be party not pressed down onto the pins. - I pressed it back into place gently and tried it again. - The screen still has no video, but makes the hairs raise on your arm now so I know it's getting charged. - It is also now rebooting continuously due to the boot chime playing repeatedly every few seconds. I really want to make this thing work. I wanted one since I was a kid. Do I need to replace the CRT? I have a working crt from a mac plus. Can anyone tell me what may be wrong here? Thanks!, Thomas
Posted by: CC_333 on 2015-09-08 13:20:56 It does sorta sound like the CRT is bad, but it could also be an analog board problem. c
Posted by: techknight on 2015-09-08 15:51:39 crackling sound = not good and usually will kill something if something isnt already blown. If the neck was shooting lightning bolts, or glows blue, the CRT was broken in shipping.
Posted by: uniserver on 2015-09-08 16:50:30 yep cracked crt
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