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  1. geokov

    Best glue for gluing diodes to motherboard?

    Due to missing pads I need to glue a couple of small diodes to my IIci motherboard. What glue is recommended?
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    I received a microscope for Christmas and opened up my battery bombed IIci to try it out.

    I had a look at the board under the microscope and I feel like I walked into an episode of HBO's The Last of Us... (if you've seen it, you'll know)
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    Macintosh LC won't mount external SCSI drives

    Hello, I have a problem with my Macintosh LC that I can't seem to solve. I runs well except it won't mount any external SCSI drives. I have tried three different SCSI drives that I have and a CD drive. The LC sees them but they won't mount. When I use SCSIProbe, it sees the drive but its info is...
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    Attempting to remove a blown surface mount tantalum capacitor in an LC question.

    When attempting to remove a blown surface mount tantalum capacitor with a soldering iron, braid and flux, what temperature should my soldering iron be set to? I am comfortable with soldering, I have just never attempted this specific thing. Thanks.
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    C7 capacitor blew in my LC. What does it affect?

    Hello all, I am new to this forum and also to vintage Mac ownership. I purchased a "re-capped" LC for a song but upon opening it I discovered that capacitor C7 had already blown up (it was soldered in upside down). I had a look at the schematics for the LC and I think I have narrowed it down to...
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