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| Mac Color Classic won't power on | |
| Posted by: amedeo_68k on 2022-08-03 13:01:41 Hi, I got another Mac Color Classic, and it won't power on. The issue is on the logic board, swapping with another Color Classic logic board works. I fully recapped the Logic board and the board itself is not looking too bad, pics attached.. ideas? thank you ! | |
| Posted by: jajan547 on 2022-08-03 13:32:13 Reflow the EGRET have had this very issue with two or three Color Classics. | |
| Posted by: amedeo_68k on 2022-08-03 13:41:59 Ok, I'm going to try, I generally avoid heating up Egret as I have read that it break easily with high temp | |
| Posted by: jajan547 on 2022-08-03 13:42:35 They can but I'm positive this is the issue | |
| Posted by: imactheknife on 2022-08-03 19:45:03 really, that's something I did not know either. Egret plays a big role. | |
| Posted by: amedeo_68k on 2022-08-04 00:01:35 And I definitely need a new Egret. The capacitor leakage made a quite bad damage… the board is trivial to fix. But some Egret legs have the consistency of sand, and one is broken. Does anyone have one ? Thank you ! | |
| Posted by: jajan547 on 2022-08-04 04:52:29 Don't have that EGRET I have two spares of another type. I think you can just bodge a wire onto the broken leg and jump a wire from that trace with the damaged pad. I have two 341S0851 EGRET's they might be compatible. | |
| Posted by: amedeo_68k on 2022-08-04 05:16:11 Actually this is Cuda, not Egret, may be compatible?? | |
| Posted by: 3lectr1cPPC on 2022-08-04 05:23:36 Cuda and Egret are the same chip. | |
| Posted by: amedeo_68k on 2022-08-04 05:48:37 Oh. Good to know. Thank you. May be I have a spare LC III with egret. But LC III had no soft power on… would it work ? | |
| Posted by: amedeo_68k on 2022-08-12 09:11:32 Hi, The Color Classic Is back alive... Had to restore a few traces and Dremel the Egret in order to recover Pins It Worked !! Amedeo  | |
Posted by: imactheknife on 2022-08-12 09:15:15Hi, The Color Classic Is back alive...Good job! | |
| Posted by: joshc on 2022-08-12 09:22:47 Nice one, glad it's working again. | |
| Posted by: LaPorta on 2022-08-12 09:30:23 Always the most satisfying feeling when they spring back alive! | |
| Posted by: amedeo_68k on 2022-08-12 09:31:41 yeah! now going to fully recap the analog board too, it works, but I prefer to recap it | |
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