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by jmorrison 2355 days ago
I have one whose enclosing/host Mac II no longer boots (I changed the CMOS battery, which was the cause last time, but no joy). No local Apple/Mac repair shop I can find will even look at it. Does anybody know a boutique, antique computer repair service?
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The electrolytic capacitors in your Mac II are most likely dead and need to be replaced. It is reasonably easy to do if you are at all handy with a soldering iron. There are also many people that offer recapping as a service. Try asking on 68kMLA.

https://68kmla.org

In what general area do you live?
MA/NH, USA.
You might want to reach out to the guys at the Rhode Island Computer Museum. It's worth a trek down there anyway to get a tour of their warehouse.

http://www.ricomputermuseum.org/