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Apple Macintosh LC 475: Slowing the Fan with a Resistor

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

Resistors are fun! With the new 68040 processor and plans to run the LC 475 at 33 MHz, I’ve been experimenting with additional cooling. Unfortunately, the little fan I’ve installed is darned noisy, so I thought I’d try slowing it down with a resistor. I’ve got four resistors left over... Continue reading

Apple Macintosh LC 475: 4 GB Hitachi Microdrive Testing

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

A friend loaned me some 4 GB Hitachi Microdrives to try in the LC 475. I’ve got two of them, one with Apple branding that appears to have come from an iPod mini, and another fairly ordinary-looking one. Let’s see if either of them will work with my SCSI card... Continue reading

Apple Macintosh LC 475: Overclocking to 33 MHz

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

A thirty percent increase in speed? Yes, please! This time I’m going to overclock the Apple Macintosh LC 475 from its standard 25 MHz to 33 MHz by changing two tiny surface-mount resistors on the logic board. I did consider trying 40 MHz, but I didn’t have the components needed... Continue reading

Queen Sugar Ant: Revenge of the Ant Queen

Nix McRetro // 1st January 2013 // Categories: Nature, YouTube

Behold, the queen sugar ant! Well, at least I think it’s a queen. I’ve found an absolutely enormous ant, and while it looks like a sugar ant, it’s considerably larger than the ones I’m used to seeing. I’ve had a bit of a look into what it might be, and... Continue reading

Apple Macintosh LC 475: Removing the Socketed CPU

Nix McRetro // 31st December 2012 // Categories: Apple, Repairs, YouTube

Here’s a quick demonstration of how to remove the socketed processor from an Apple Macintosh LC 475. Unlike a CPU soldered directly to the logic board, this one can be removed and replaced without turning the whole exercise into a major soldering project. I’m using a flat-blade screwdriver, carefully working... Continue reading