Do you like life? If not don't bother to discharge the CRT. Yes the charge will PROBABLY have dissipated...hey is that gun loaded? Pick it up finger on the trigger and find out...
Much better safe than sorry Been a couple decades since I opened a 128/512/Plus but here I sit, case popper and Torx T 15 in hand and a Mac 512 just inches away... The soldering is easy just be careful to flow the soldier onto the tip of the iron and then onto the trace. Keep the heat (tip of the iron) away from the board as, as I recall, the boards are four layer ones and heat applied to the trace could cause more problems Chiton (yes the auto repair book company) had an excellent manual but I supposed it is about as common a a Dove Mac Snap upgrade or Rodime or Jasmine Drive. Alas. On Nov 21, 2011, at 3:54 PM, Dylan Woods wrote: > Thank you so much for your help, all. > > whacking the left side of the screen does cause the floppy disk > question mark icon to flash on the screen briefly. I've never soldered > anything in my life, but am willing to give it a shot. > > I know that I'm going to need a long torx 15 screwdriver. Do I really > need to discharge the CRT if I leave it off for a week or so? When it > comes to soldering, my Dad is going to borrow some soldering equipment > from one of his friends at work, does the Mac require some special > kind of soldering or something? Again, I don't really know anything > about soldering, so I'm trying to be very careful before I possibly > permanently damage my Mac. > > You guys have been hugely helpful, and any more knowledge that you > have to impart would be much appreciated. > > Thanks again, > Dylan > > -- > ----- > 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/ -- ----- 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/
