If the clicking is rhythmic, and nothing else happens, it is more likely that you have dried up capacitors on the analog board that are preventing the power supply from coming up.
On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 03:10:36PM -0700, Elliott Price wrote: > I have a Mac Plus that I'm pretty sure has a bad flyback transformer. When > you flip the switch, it makes a sort of rhythmic clicking, and nothing else > happens. I opened it up, and the flyback has white and brown residue on it in > certain areas. > Can you get new transformers? If so, where could I get one? Or is it better > to just get a new analog board? How hard is it to replace the transformer? It > looks easy enough to de-dsolder and then drop in a new one. Are there any > precautions to take to make sure it's fully discharged? > Thanks, > > > -Elliott Price > > Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services > hobbittech.com/quoit > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of 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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > -- Ryan C. Underwood runderwo(at)mail.win.org -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of 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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
