GEM is truly truly outrageousMar 9

‼️HOLY FUCK ITS #MARCHINTOSH‼️

lets take a look at my Quadra 610

says it won't power on, so lets just get straight to that

holy crap the cooling fan is caked solid with dust, wonder why it died 🤔

don't see anything obviously wrong on top, but after some prying and cutting a zip tie there's sure some ugly looking corrosion on the bottom

its not even near where the big caps are

uhhh well fuse isn't blown, and with that i'm crashing out for bed, moar poking dangerous electronics when i'm less tired 🫡

what is going on? anyone familiar with these?

if i can't fix it whats a good replacement option?

#retrocomputing #macintosh

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@Seg
The component side and all components looks good, caps are the once’s to worry about. They are probably all good

The bottom side of the card might not be that bad after a clean up. Use warm water/soap solution and a sponge to clean the card. Don’t use any chemicals or detergent. Clean the card dry with a cotton cloth. Let it rest for a day.

Let’s inspect the card after the cleanup, you might have to redo some joints

Mar 9 at 6:14amWeb