gotcha... well good job.

The only thing I can think of right now is maybe there is still a cap in the 
psu that was installed backwards.
or there is a solder bridge on the bottom side some where.


maybe check the 'optoisolator'  ?
http://68kmla.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=22630#p223860





Charles
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On Feb 27, 2014, at 6:28 PM, Keith Jamison wrote:

> Hi Charles, I've already recapped the PSU, Analog Board and Logic Board 
> electrolytics. Should I maybe recap the metal films? (C260, C267, C268, C272, 
> C273, C274, C280) I have ordered replacements for C151 and C158 on the HV 
> side.
> 
> BTW, two metal films went bad on me in my Mac Plus (C36 and C37 - I replaced 
> C33 at the same time as C36). Two metal films also went bad (split tops) in 
> the Classic but I don't recall the exact component labels. They were white 
> and on the HV side.
> 
> I replaced the caps on the SE/30 logic board first and everything worked 
> fine. Then I replaced the caps on the analog board and it still worked fine.
> 
> Only after I recapped the PSU did the problem show up.
> 
> The analog board (minus PSU) was given dishwasher treatment after a dose of 
> IPA. It was the difference between night and day. When I remove caps, I 
> remove all of the previous solder using a desoldering pump and then some 
> solder wick. Then the pads get a clean with IPA to remove excess flux resin. 
> After soldering the new component in place, I use a Q-Tip/cottonbud soaked in 
> IPA to remove excess flux resin again.
> 
> None of the caps in the SE/30 appeared to have leaked but as a precaution I 
> used the IPA to remove any contamination.
> 
> The method I use has so far worked on a Classic, a Classic II, an LC and a 
> Mac Plus.
> 
> The Mac Plus did go awry but I replaced CR1, CR5, CR20, CR21 and Q2 based on 
> some internet searching, with the recommended new beefier components. Larry 
> Pina's Dead Mac Scrolls prompted me to change CR29 and the Plus is working 
> like a charm.
> 
> Try as I might, I haven't found out about the SE/30 PSU - maybe because it's 
> SONY and discrete from Apple. I have most of the knowledge, I just need to 
> organise the time to trace it and build a schematic. I did all this at Uni 
> but that's like 22 years ago now - sheesh! 
> 
> Anyway, I really appreciate all the help I'm getting, it helps to rule more 
> stuff out to narrow it down. It's 23.30 here so I'm going to hit the sack.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Keith
> 
> 
> 
> On Thursday, 27 February 2014, 22:20, Hardware Mack <hardwarem...@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> whoops, you did change the caps...
> 
> have you tried to unplug the hard drive?
> also was there cap goo, when you removed the old caps in the psu?
> you really have to get all that cap goo, it is a conductive fluid!.
> 
> you might want to check your solder job on the se/30 mainboard as well.
> maybe you have a solder bridge some where... or a cap that was installed 
> backwards.
> 
> wash the mainboard... and maybe dump some IPA in the psu and then , blast 
> both the psu and the main-board off with the air compressor. 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 5:10 PM, Hardware Mack <hardwarem...@gmail.com> wrote:
> replace all the LV electrolytic caps. they appear bad.
> All the caps on the HV caps are probably ok.
> they can be bad + leaking and you would never know until you remove them.
> they can be bad even if they are not leaking.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 4:38 PM, Keith Jamison <keithjamison...@yahoo.co.uk> 
> wrote:
> Hi Guys!
> 
> Thanks for all the tips and things to look out for.
> 
> I pulled the PSU and opened it on my bench. Under a magnifying lens, I 
> visually checked the solder joints I made when I replaced the caps. I 
> reflowed them to be certain. I also checked that the caps were correctly 
> polarised.
> 
> I reassembled it apart from the metal lid and there was only the slight hum 
> of the supply when I turned it on.
> 
> With my meter, I recorded the following voltages against what they should be 
> and again after 5minutes. Then I adjusted RV251 (V ADJ) and checked again.
> 
> V#  Pin    Colour    Expected   Recorded   After 5min  After Adjustment
> V1  #4     Orange    + 5V        + 5.56V     + 5.39V    + 5.84V (Max)
> V2  #9     Orange    + 5V        + 5.56V     + 5.39V    + 5.84V (Max)
> V3  #5     Yellow    +12V        +14.42V     +10.91V    +10.92V (Max)
> V4  #10    Red       +12V        +13.83V     +10.31V    +10.53V (Max)
> V5  #6     Green     -12V        - 8.81V      -8.11V    - 8.85V (Max)
> 
> (I hope the table lines up okay)
> 
> By maxing out RV251, I heard the clicking sound again, more of a 4Hz or 5Hz 
> rapid cheep or chirrup.
> 
> The noise is coming from the LV side rather than the HV Supply side. Seems to 
> be coming more from the second heatsink with the medium and small 
> transformers under it.
> 
> So, in summary, the PSU fires up and gives wildly out of tolerance readings 
> for 3-5 minutes, then settles down to lower readings. By adjusting RV251, the 
> readings cannot be made to achieve their expected values. The green cable 
> does not reach the -12V output state. All of this is accompanied by a 
> characteristic 4-5Hz chirrup when RV251 is turned to the max.
> 
> Where might we go from here, please?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Keith
> 
> 
> 
> On Wednesday, 26 February 2014, 3:15, Doug McNutt <dougl...@macnauchtan.com> 
> wrote:
> At 18:39 -0800 2/25/14, Peter R wrote:
> >Sounds like you might have a short somewhere after the harnesses.
> 
> Yep.  Check the solder joints on the connectors that probably got unplugged 
> during the work.
> 
> I can't prove it but I really believe that the larger solder joints don't get 
> quite hot enough during the wave soldering operation which has a bunch of 
> much smaller connections to get right.
> 
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