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Is there any strategy I should use for turning on old electronics that haven't been turned on in a while (or links I should be looking at?) I still have a Comm
by SyneRyder 9y ago
Is there any strategy I should use for turning on old electronics that haven't been turned on in a while (or links I should be looking at?) I still have a Commodore 64, Apple IIGS & a Mac LC630, but I haven't turned them on in a few years. For instance, maybe I should plug the devices into an APC UPS, so at least I know it's getting clean power?
I'd be sad enough if starting them up caused them to stop working, but I hadn't considered the possibility of them catching fire....
- mrpippy 9y agoI would blow any dust out, and do a basic visual inspection of the logic board before you power it on. Macs of a certain age (like that LC630) have PRAM batteries which may have leaked/exploded, and capacitors which also may have leaked.