Fat (512K) Mac Revival?

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Sun Oct 5 16:28:47 2003

On Sat, 4 Oct 2003, Andrew Strouse wrote:

> The recent discussion about reviving a Mac SE/30 reminded me that I have a
> "fat mac" in my closet collecting dust. I found it after a yard sale a few
> years ago. ( I like to go late and see what finds I can get for nothing
> because the people just want the stuff out of their house.) I remember when
> I plugged it in, nothing happened. No sounds, lights, bars, patterns,
> sad/happy macs, etc. Does anyone have any suggestions of what to do to
> attempt to get it running. Is it worth it? (I'd like to play with it but
> could I find another one that works for less than it will take to fix?) It
> came with a large box of disks, and external drive, mouse and keyboard, so
> it seemed like a complete system, except that it doesn't work.

Check whether there is any DC voltage out of the power supply. If
not, there is a fuse buried in the power supply that is likely
blown. Start your trouble shooting from there.

                                                - don


> Thanks in advance.
>
> Andrew Strouse
> ( kittstr_at_access-4-free.com )
>
>
Received on Sun Oct 05 2003 - 16:28:47 BST