This isn't directly related to Vintage Macs, but I thought I'd share it
anyway given the recent topics of discussion and lack of overwhelming
traffic.
I've recapped a couple Mac boards over the years to decent success.
Well, a bit ago my car started running somewhat poorly. Not undriveably
so, but just having hesitation and missing on acceleration. Granted,
it's a high-mileage 1991 Toyota MR2, so problems aren't unexpected with
a car that old. Had it at the shop finally, and the guys diagnosed it to
the main engine ECU computer. They tested all the sensor inputs, and saw
they were good, but saw the fuel injector outputs as bad.
Their recommendation was replacing the ECU, which involved rather more
money than I wanted to spend on such a thing. On a whim, I took apart
the computer, and lo and behold, the board had that familiar corrosion
under a couple of caps.
http://bit.ly/1bAqDzZ
Had no trouble finding replacements and swapping them, and now the car
runs perfectly.
Who'd a thunk that all these years of playing with ancient computer
hardware would come in handy like that. Even my wife is a little more
understanding of my electronics foibles after this :)
Scott
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