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Apple Macintosh LC 475 Tantalum Capacitor Replacement

Nix McRetro // 4th January 2013 // Apple, Repairs, YouTube

Here’s the process of removing and installing the tantalum capacitors. They sure are a pretty good fit. I’ve used case size D instead of case size C. Size C will work just as good, however, the higher you derate the larger the package size gets it seems. First power on... Continue reading

Apple Macintosh LC 475 Internet Ready

Nix McRetro // 3rd January 2013 // Apple, YouTube

This is on the old Apple Macintosh LC 475 (aka Performa 475) running Mac OS 7.6.1. Works pretty well given the age of the thing, on par with a 486 DX2 66MHz. Even the versions of Netscape are pretty much the same as the 486 Windows versions. I’d definitely recommend... Continue reading

Apple Macintosh LC 475 Slowing the Fan with a Resistor

Nix McRetro // 3rd January 2013 // Apple, Hacks, YouTube

Determining which resistor to use from a selection of four or so resistors from previous projects that I have either shelved or long forgotten. And here is the promised second part with the installation and soldering of the resistor to the red power cable on the fan. Continue reading

Apple Macintosh LC 475 4GB Hitachi MicroDrives

Nix McRetro // 2nd January 2013 // Apple, Hacks, YouTube

A friend loaned me some 4GB MicroDrives to try with the LC 475… It hasn’t worked too well so far… If I had a USB reader of sorts I might have made progress. I’ll have to track one down and retest. Something about a hidden partition. Recent testing with a... Continue reading

Apple Macintosh LC 475 Overclocking to 33MHz

Nix McRetro // 1st January 2013 // Apple, Hacks, YouTube

The first video up is the mod itself, rejiggering some resistors around on the mainboard. Benchmarks, everyone loves a good way to compare systems before and after overclocking. Here’s what to do to get your LC 475 up from a measly 25MHz to a beefed up 33MHz. It’s a 15%... Continue reading