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SE30 Board - Bombs away?
Posted by: TweedyF on 2020-09-09 06:14:31
I picked up an SE30 today which lo and behold had an exploded Maxell inside. I’ve given it a good rinse and a good scrub, but it’s pretty bad. 
 

I’ve never had a Maxell issue of my own before, so curious to hear from from others: is this board too damaged to help, as I fear it is?

(If so, anyone holding on to a spare board they would be willing to part with?!) 

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Posted by: hfrazier on 2020-09-14 12:28:58
@TweedyF

Sorry to see that.. I also have a board that was nuked that badly. I thought I could bodge the crap out of it and make it work but the traces underneath were too far gone, I had to grab a spare good board off of ebay to revive the mac.. Excellent parts donor though. Twist off all those caps and give it a good cleaning to preserve what is left! 
Posted by: TweedyF on 2020-09-15 00:41:12
Thanks @hfrazier – And don't worry, of course I'll be keeping the board for the rest of what's on it!
Posted by: quorten on 2020-09-15 06:34:04
Good thing modern replacement RTCs and logic boards are up and coming.  Until recently, Macintosh SE and SE/30 Maxell bombed boards felt like a real bummer.
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