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Macintosh SE FDHD Recapping and Restoration?
Posted by: gryffinwings on 2019-05-16 08:47:48 Hi guys, I'm new hear, I've just picked recently a pretty clean Macintosh SE FDHD. I'm looking at doing a recap as a preventative measure for the analog board for now. Everything currently functioned before I took it apart for cleaning, and I see no signs of leakage or bulging caps. So far I have the following on order: -Caps for the analog board -Replacement fan 12VDC, 16 CFM -Battery Holder and Battery I've heard both sides that it's not necessary to replace caps until something goes wrong or it's a good idea as a preventative measure. Thoughts? Is there a list of caps for the logic board? I haven't been able to find one yet. I have the Sony PSU, should I recap it as well? if so is there a list of caps for it? Sorry if these questions have been asked, but I am new to classic Macintosh computers and I'm unsure what is recommended as I've seen things all over the place and a lot of things for just the SE30. Thanks in advance for any help provided. Picture attached is my machine.
Posted by: dochilli on 2019-05-16 10:58:59 Here you can find some cap lists: http://maccaps.com/MacCaps/Capacitor_Reference/Capacitor_Reference.html Mostly the caps on the logic board are no problem. I did not recap any of my SE logic boards. The analog board and the psu should be recapped.
Posted by: superjer2000 on 2019-05-16 18:19:19 Here you can find some cap lists: http://maccaps.com/MacCaps/Capacitor_Reference/Capacitor_Reference.html Mostly the caps on the logic board are no problem. I did not recap any of my SE logic boards. The analog board and the psu should be recapped. Exactly this.
Posted by: dochilli on 2019-05-17 00:08:12 Here is my Excel list that I use for recapping. View attachment Kondensatoren_Analog_Boards.xls For the psu you have to look which psu you have (Sony or not Sony). The SE/30 has the same analog board as the SE.
Posted by: PotatoFi on 2019-05-17 11:14:05 Congrats on the SE FDHD! I have one as well - it's the best compact Mac that I own. Agreed on comments about the logic board... typically no recap needed there. Not sure if this helps or not, but here's my spreadsheet of analog board caps. It's a bit disorganized and not 100 percent verified (I haven't touched the spreadsheet in awhile now, and I don't remember what the exact outcome of my last recap was).
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