Some #Apple#Macintosh#Performa 630 capacitor shenanigans going on in the Beta lab today. Main board got recapped although none of the caps had leaked. The power supply is not so fortunate, found 2 severely leaky smaller caps and some traces beginning to dissolve in the electrolyte. I think I caught it in time though, should totally be salvageable. #RetroComputing#VintageComputing#InTheLabDoingStuff
@iiidiy It's just one screw, unplugging a connector and then removing a bezel on the back of the case. The whole machine is super serviceable and modular thankfully. Getting to the power supply pcb to work on it is a bit trickier, I had to desolder the mains input cables to get it out. The rest was just a couple more screws that were clearly visible after inspecting it for a bit.
@janbeta@iiidiy Oh, I had the impression it would be a mess. Good to know, I have one here that still works but stinks when I power it on so it really warrants a recap…
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