Ok. Taking the board out of the case “solved” the +5V to GND short.
The power supply is still “clicking”.
I did detect a capacitor that’s shorting (C32, part of the video circuit, I think).
So, I need to replace that cap. Should I also replace the power supply?
#appleii #retrocomputing
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