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I picked up a Sun SPARCstation IPX at VCF SW, and I'm having trouble getting the computer to power on. I recapped the power supply, and it started up once when sitting upside down connected only to a hard drive, but after connecting it up to the IPX, it flickers the power light for a moment and...

Alright, cool! This one has the GE power supply, which seems to kinda just keep working. I opened it when I got it and saw no leaking caps, so while I don't doubt they're worn, the voltage rails are stable, and I think it's okay. The next time it's acting up badly, I'll take it apart and clean...

So, I recapped and cleaned up my IIci a while back now, probably just under a year ago now. It's largely worked fine since, but there have been some strange things it has done, with one of them being an inconsistent power on. If you plug it in after sitting around a minute or longer, it'll...