Macintosh Plus B
I purchased this Apple Macintosh Plus through a local online marketplace together with another Plus as untested.
Work done:
- Replace bad capacitors
- Clean the computer, keyboard and mouse
- Clean and service the floppy drive
Exterior inspection:
The case was very dirty, but otherwise in reasonable shape:
Unfortunately, there was a battery installed which was just about to start leaking, but luckily there was no oxidation inside yet.
Interior inspections:
Repairs:
Like many Macs from this era, this computer also had paper Rifa capacitors, which tend to blow up once they're dried out. Luckily, these are easily replaced with modern equivalents:
After this, it was safe to try powering it up:
Clean-up:
The inside needed a good cleaning so I decided to fully disassemble everything, here are some pictures fully cleaned:
Floppy refurbishment:
The floppy drive needed a full refurbishment:
After a full cleaning it still needed lubrication: