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G3/G4 parts

  • 06-12-2004 4:59pm
    #1
    w3b5t3r
    Closed Accounts Posts: 126 ✭✭


    need a power supply for blue and white g3 or early g4 model (350, 400, 450 Mhz). Anyone got a broken machine (except the power supply!) they want to sell parts out of?

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    deevey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 707 ✭✭✭deevey


    Well if your handy with a soldering Iron and a bit adventurous, you "could" try the following ...... is the old one definetly boned ? (smell of burning, smoke / fire etc.....possible fuse just gone?)

    If the below suggestion doesnt take yer fancy, you could always try typetec.ie, They sometimes have second hand kit hanging about (picked up slot-in CD drive/battery for a powerbook yonks ago for dirt cheap)

    -- Cut the wire coming out of pin 8 on the connector, high enough up the wire so you can solder its cut end (coming out of pin 8) into any of the connector's orange wire (+3.3v) pins. This delivers +3.3 volts to connector pin 8.
    -- Cut the wire coming out of pin 18 on the connector, high enough up the wire so you can solder its cut end (coming out of pin 18) into any of the connector's ground or black wire pins.
    -- Put a piece of tape or shrinkwrap around the exposed ends of the cut wires coming out of the power supply so they don't short to anything inside the Mac.

    link to full document here


  • #3
    w3b5t3r
    Closed Accounts Posts: 126 ✭✭w3b5t3r


    Thanks Deevey, I might try that tonight. I'm not that comfortable with electrics so i might be as well to bring it to a shop and have them look at it. The power cord was plugged in when the box was set to the wrong voltage - a spark + little smoke followed - i assume this means it's dead. If it sounds fixable and anyone fancies doing a nixer let me know, based in Dublin city.

    Cheers.


  • #4
    deevey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 707 ✭✭✭deevey


    oh that doesnt sound good, smoke usually means dead.. or too exspensive to repair anyhows, may as well check the PSU for a fuse anyhow..nothing to lose and all to gain :P


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