Gregory's ServerTime for that reminder again. You may have pulled the leaky 1/2AA batteries from your Macs, but have you re-applied thermal compound? It can dry out to barely more than dust, and the last thing you need after pulling a classic machine out & firing it up for the first time in years is thermal damage because it just couldn't cool itself.
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@NanoRaptor i bought a screwdriver to open up my classic mac and deal with this stuff but even tho it was a long boi it wasn’t long enough and I have to admit I gave up in frustration and now Schrödingers battery is leaking all over the board — or not  @NanoRaptor On my 2011 iMac, the thermal paste had turned to useless plasticine by the time I opened it up in 2019. Good for sculpting, not so good at conducting heat. @KronoGarrett My 601-604 era machines had basically chalk between the cpu and heatsinks even by 2001 or so. That was some terrible stuff. @NanoRaptor I changed out all the fans and the thermal paste on my Dual G4. Still isn’t exactly quiet; pondering more extreme measures.  |
@NanoRaptor aw yes the quad CPU Power PC G4. What a classic.