Any old (unwanted but working) iMacs for sale out there ?

Hugh_C

Hi,

I know it's counter-charter but Dustaz can arm-wrestle me for it...

I'm looking for an old iMac (say Rev C, D or later) for a personal project. OS is unimportant because I'll be replacing it anyway, it just needs to be working reliably.

I can collect in the Dublin area and will pay the going price as determined by completed auctions on eBay for a similar machine.

Thanks, Hugh

SouperComputer

i have 1x 350 slot load & 1x 266 tray load.

they both need FBT's, the 266 has an adc conector, so you could whip out the board and make a woking mac out of it if you like.

50 for the pair if you are interested

Hugh_C

SouperComputer wrote:

i have 1x 350 slot load & 1x 266 tray load.

they both need FBT's, the 266 has an adc conector, so you could whip out the board and make a woking mac out of it if you like.

50 for the pair if you are interested

FBTs?

Fringe Benefits Tax?
Floridians for Better Transportation?

adc connector?

These TLAs have me confused.

Sorry, you've lost me there.



hc

Hugh_C

hughchal wrote:

FBTs?

Ah, the old flyback transformer.


Sounds gnarly. Let me ponder awhile.

Hugh_C

hughchal wrote:

Ah, the old flyback transformer.


Sounds gnarly. Let me ponder awhile.

from http://www.macopz.com/columns/imacrepair/disassembly.html

If you accidentally discharge any stored voltage with your body, you will likely suffer very serious injury and possibly death.

Thanks Souper but I think I'll give it a miss. I do have an old 15" Apple display kicking around somewhere but I have limited space to keep the machine, so I'll stick it out for a whole one..

hc

SouperComputer

lol! unlikely you would shock yourself, they have been lying up for about 4 months.

how about free?

Inspector Gadget

Meh, a transformer is a transformer; put power in, you get power out. They don't store power. The capacitors that are inevitably clustered around it, however, are entirely another matter...

Drifting back on-topic, I believe that those flyback/line output transformers are as rare as proverbial rocking horse manure; however, I seem to remember that at least some CRT iMacs have the old-style 15-pin two-row apple monitor connectors; these can be converted to standard D-subs with a simple adaptor, or if you can scrounge an old (beige) Apple monitor somewhere... though to be honest I don't know the specific identifying marks from the various revisions of iMac. I know that the monitor I had with my old beige G3 (a 17" Multiple Scan) used the same connector as a mate's iMac (I keep meaning to give him the monitor, as his transformer's knackered too)

Hope this helps,
Gadget

Hugh_C

Inspector Gadget wrote:

Drifting back on-topic, I believe that those flyback/line output transformers are as rare as proverbial rocking horse manure;

There's a webiste I found last night which sells them, problem is I haven't a clue which model is needed:

http://www.bluestar-online.com/category_s/99.htm

Either of you with a clue?

Thanks,

Hugh

SouperComputer

theres a company in donegal that stock the FBT for teh 266. Its 60-70 euro

[edit] hmm after seeing the prices on that link for teh FBT's I might actually repair them after all! [/edit]

Hugh_C

SouperComputer wrote:

theres a company in donegal that stock the FBT for teh 266. Its 60-70 euro

[edit] hmm after seeing the prices on that link for teh FBT's I might actually repair them after all! [/edit]

I'll give you 400,000 quid for the 350.

Seriously though, if you're still interested in getting rid of one of them, we could come to an arrangement to bring in both transformers at the same time and save on shipping?

I emailed the bluestar people and they replied with:

For the Apple iMac 266 tray load :
http://www.bluestar-online.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=6174Z-1003G

For the iMac 350 MHz slot load :
http://www.bluestar-online.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=6174Z-1017H

hc

Hugh_C

hughchal wrote:

we could come to an arrangement to bring in both transformers at the same time and save on shipping?

US$73 for both including shipping (Parcel Post)