About

Based in Waterford, Ireland and having been a user of Macintosh computers since the late 80's I am an avid fan of  the entire Mac era.

 

As you can see from the picture above I have been collecting Macs for quite some time. I have collected these machines from all over Ireland , Europe and America. Most of these machines were not working when I got them but I am happy to say that most of them are now fully restored and fully functional.

 

If you are reading this it is probably because your Mac or other vintage retro machine has encountered a problem and is starting to fail if it has not already failed completely.

 

Signs of capacitor failure on many machines are the sound volume getting lower, random reboots, problems getting the machine to boot and many others.

 

A classic sign of capacitor failure is the smell. If you get a 'fishy' smell from your machine its capacitors are leaking.

 

For all vintage machines, from the Macs to the Commodore Amiga's leaking capacitors do more than just stop the machine working. The electrolyte that is leaking from the capacitors starts to rot the traces, damaging  the connections between components, traces and pads. Basically only bad things come from leaking capacitors.

 

You will notice your machine starting to act differently to what you have been used to. It is important for the survival of the machine to act quickly  on these signs as the more time it is left in this condition, the more damage is being inflicted on the machines motherboard.

 

One major problem that most Macs face  is the dreaded Battery Acid Leak. If your machine has an internal battery and it  has began to leak then time is of the essence as the leak WILL permanently destroy your logic board.

 

Sadly allot of these vintage machines have gone beyond the point of no return and end up going to the recycling center.

 

It is terrible to see such wonderful machines meet their ends.

 

These machines are not built anymore and each time a machine dies then there is 1 less left.

 

I have been repairing 68K Macs and many other vintage computers  for many years and still get a thrill when a machine chimes back into life.

 

When I receive  your machine/board you will be kept up to date on the machines progress.  First off will be an inspection and test. I will inform you of the machines present condition and suggest what action is to be carried out.

 

Some of these Machines are over 30 years old. They have served faithfully  and with the correct attention they should be happy  for the next 30 years.