tezza wrote:Historical? Well, I am starting to get on in years?
Nah, it was just a play on words referring to your hobby.
It's pretty misguided to make that comment referring to a Classic II. He was looking for an excuse to validate his own self-worth with criticism of others. It's a terribly lazy, narcissistic habit - and all too easy from a keyboard. I know it well, and try to keep that particular dog on a leash, myself these days.
tezza wrote:No, you must do nothing less than trace the fault from the CPU outwards through the circuits with logic probe and scope until you KNOW exactly the component at fault before touching anything.
And if you'd paid $200k for an Apple I, you would be...but this was a common box with a common fault... as you say... life is short. (and full of compromises, like non-original tantalum vs original but acid-filled electrolytics)
SpidersWeb wrote:My only concern with Tantalums would be they tend to fail short-circuit.
That is definitely a valid concern to be considered amongst the other compromises. I guess you'd need to try and figure out whether a short will do any damage in the location, or whether it just alters behaviour... The explosive failure is a worry too.