Power Macintosh 6100 Troubleshooting: Difference between revisions
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== ⚠️ PRAM battery == | |||
The Power Macintosh 6100 uses a 3.6 V 1/2AA lithium PRAM battery that leaks and can burst, corroding the logic board. Remove it from any un-serviced unit and clean/repair any leakage before troubleshooting.<ref name="ppc_batt">[https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/warning-exploding-maxell-pram-batteries.25169/ 68kMLA — Exploding Maxell PRAM Batteries]. Source for the leaking/exploding 3.6 V lithium PRAM battery.</ref> | |||
== ⚠️ Recap (logic board and PSU) == | |||
The Power Macintosh 6100 uses aluminium electrolytic capacitors on both the logic board and the power supply, and they leak with age. Recap and clean both boards as a first step; the large '''2200 uF''' PSU filter capacitors in particular are a known failure point, giving a dead machine, failure to power on, or instability.<ref name="pmcap">[https://recapamac.com.au/powermac-6100/ Recap-a-Mac — Power Macintosh 6100]; Badcaps "Macintosh 6100 power supply"; and the Apple Performa/Power Macintosh 6400/6500 Service Source. Source for the logic-board and power-supply electrolytic failures (including the 2200 uF PSU capacitors) and the recap.</ref> | |||
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