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Agreed. They were notoriously unreliable even when new due to capacitors that weren't heat-rated (85C vs 105C I think) plus weak solder joints that go flaky over time. Jobs' obsession for not having a fan in it made for a marginal performance. There's a book out there - Macintosh Repair and Upgrade Secrets (Larry Pena, ISBN 0-672-48452-8) which details multiple changes to component ratings and values to significantly improve performance. That books is considered the must-have reference for the original 9-inch Macs.
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