Hi, I wouldn't make too much expenses on the Classic II. Chances are 9/10 the logic board is faulty due to leaking or shorted capacitors.
You can easily check this: remove the logic board check for fluid near the the capacitors or if it smells awfull then you have leaking capacitors. I have no doubt that the capacitors are faulty. One could replace them like most people do with the SE/30 but the Classic II has so little value, both on the marketplace as from a collector's perspective, that it's not worth the time & money to repair the logic board. I repaired my Classic II to complete collecton of Compact Macs but it's very hard to repair, more difficult than the SE/30 logic board as it's much smaller and the capacitors are very close together. As for the PRAM battery: you don't need it if the logic board works. You can boot without a battery installed. It's best to remove the old flat one. If you want to start with collecting Vintage Compact Macs: I would start with a Mac SE FDHD. Just because this model has in my opinion the least problems. Good Luck, Nico --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
