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IIcx no boot

Posted by: sircabulon on 2025-03-17 13:33:45 I got my dad's old IIcx and have been trying to bring it back to life. I re-capped and there was a fair amount of goo near the capacitors, but no battery bomb. I have de-soldered and cleaned and re-soldered anything near the caps, but it's not working. After getting my multi meter out, I am finding that power isn't making it to the full circuit, and I am finding way higher resistance that I expected. My question is do I need to just find a reloaded board at this point? I am concerned that a bodge is going to blow something up. Any advice is appreciated!

Posted by: volvo242gt on 2025-03-17 13:49:52 I would go ahead and try the bodge. If it doesn't work, then it's time for another board, either a reloaded board, a good stock board, or modify the back panel and drop in a Centris/Quadra 650 board.

Posted by: sircabulon on 2025-03-17 14:12:50 what wire do you use for a bodge? I was thinking of pulling apart a cat 6 cable, but that seems like way more copper than is needed.

Posted by: volvo242gt on 2025-03-17 15:36:28 The typical bodge wires I see are either 20 gauge or 22 gauge. So, a little thicker than the individual conductor from an ethernet cable.

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