recap kit for Mac Classic analog board
As the subject suggests, I'd like to buy a recap kit for the Macintosh Classic analog board (power supply) model 630-0525. I'd think there would be more than one source. And I might use them for other analog Mac repairs. Does anyone know of a reliable vendor for capacitor kits? I see "console5.com" offers one kit for $20 + ship, a plausible amount for sourcing all the parts of the right size and specs for a few sets. They have other kits too. But has anyone dealt with them? Asking "the google" comes up with "review sites" that say awful things; but those could be scam-sites. Ebay? nope, except for a Russian site. why order overseas? Web search only yields a few recapping services, someone in Australia, and then some radio recapping services (https://hayseedhamfest.com/ looks good but not for Mac computers). If I were a part of some vintage Mac discussion groups, maybe I'd find something. But searching them from the inside or the outside is difficult. So: I did some homework to find a vendor. These are my results. Maybe Mac owners just order individually from Digikey and hope they get parts that fit well? - regards, Herb -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT info
I bought two recapping kits from them for my two Mac IIci units. Caps shipped within 36 hours and received quickly. Even comes with a cinnamon jaw breaker candy. So, I would recommend them. I think it was about $8.50 for the caps and $4 for shipping. Reasonable for 10 SMTs and 4 axial caps given the cost to source from Mouser or Digi-Key. Rich On Sat, Sep 26, 2020 at 6:24 PM Herb Johnson via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
As the subject suggests, I'd like to buy a recap kit for the Macintosh
Classic analog board (power supply) model 630-0525. I'd think there
would be more than one source. And I might use them for other analog Mac
repairs. Does anyone know of a reliable vendor for capacitor kits?
I see "console5.com" offers one kit for $20 + ship, a plausible amount
for sourcing all the parts of the right size and specs for a few sets.
They have other kits too. But has anyone dealt with them? Asking "the
google" comes up with "review sites" that say awful things; but those
could be scam-sites.
Ebay? nope, except for a Russian site. why order overseas?
Web search only yields a few recapping services, someone in Australia,
and then some radio recapping services (https://hayseedhamfest.com/
looks good but not for Mac computers).
If I were a part of some vintage Mac discussion groups, maybe I'd find
something. But searching them from the inside or the outside is difficult.
So: I did some homework to find a vendor. These are my results. Maybe
Mac owners just order individually from Digikey and hope they get parts
that fit well? - regards, Herb
--
Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA
http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net
preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing
email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com
or try later herbjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT info
Herb, I’ve dealt with console5 before, and been quite satisfied, as well. - Alex On Sat, Sep 26, 2020 at 6:29 PM Richard Cini via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
I bought two recapping kits from them for my two Mac IIci units. Caps
shipped within 36 hours and received quickly. Even comes with a cinnamon
jaw breaker candy. So, I would recommend them.
I think it was about $8.50 for the caps and $4 for shipping. Reasonable for
10 SMTs and 4 axial caps given the cost to source from Mouser or Digi-Key.
Rich
On Sat, Sep 26, 2020 at 6:24 PM Herb Johnson via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
As the subject suggests, I'd like to buy a recap kit for the Macintosh
Classic analog board (power supply) model 630-0525. I'd think there
would be more than one source. And I might use them for other analog Mac
repairs. Does anyone know of a reliable vendor for capacitor kits?
I see "console5.com" offers one kit for $20 + ship, a plausible amount
for sourcing all the parts of the right size and specs for a few sets.
They have other kits too. But has anyone dealt with them? Asking "the
google" comes up with "review sites" that say awful things; but those
could be scam-sites.
Ebay? nope, except for a Russian site. why order overseas?
Web search only yields a few recapping services, someone in Australia,
and then some radio recapping services (https://hayseedhamfest.com/
looks good but not for Mac computers).
If I were a part of some vintage Mac discussion groups, maybe I'd find
something. But searching them from the inside or the outside is difficult.
So: I did some homework to find a vendor. These are my results. Maybe
Mac owners just order individually from Digikey and hope they get parts
that fit well? - regards, Herb
--
Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA
http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net
preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing
email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com
or try later herbjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT info
Thanks. I'll make the order and update on their response. - regards, Herb On 9/26/2020 9:53 PM, Alexander Jacocks wrote:
Herb,
I’ve dealt with console5 before, and been quite satisfied, as well.
- Alex
On Sat, Sep 26, 2020 at 6:29 PM Richard Cini wrote:
I bought two recapping kits from them for my two Mac IIci units. Caps
shipped within 36 hours and received quickly. Even comes with a cinnamon
jaw breaker candy. So, I would recommend them.
On Sat, Sep 26, 2020 at 6:24 PM Herb Johnson wrote:
> As the subject suggests, I'd like to buy a recap kit for the Macintosh
>
> Classic analog board (power supply) model 630-0525. I'd think there
>
> would be more than one source. And I might use them for other analog Mac
>
> repairs. Does anyone know of a reliable vendor for capacitor kits?
>
>
>
> I see "console5.com <http://console5.com>" offers one kit for $20 + ship, a plausible amount
>
> for sourcing all the parts of the right size and specs for a few sets.
>
> They have other kits too. But has anyone dealt with them? Asking "the
>
> google" comes up with "review sites" that say awful things; but those
>
> could be scam-sites.
-- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT info
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