Hello Everyone -
This is my first post here and am unsure where (in the end) I'm going with this. I have been reading through the forums here the last few hours today and a few last night. The forums are 'full' of very useful information, particularly for someone like me who has some soldering tools but no more than 20 hours lifetime experience -
. That said, from reading here I can see my limited soldering tools aren't gonna make it. A dual temp Weller gun (100/140), a Radio Shack butane soldering stick and some 40/60 solder - LOL.
I'm a building contractor and often have had to 'make do' with what I had, I don't think that is gonna happen this time. Something else I believe in is having the 'right tool' for the 'right job'. So enough of that ....
I have a G4 MDD I bought new early this century (lol) maybe around 2001/2. I did the PS replacement that Apple offered back then which is why I have the 360W PS. The last couple years the computer has had difficulties starting from time to time. My answer to that was never turn it off, well, one more power outage later and now it doesn't start at all. I've been through the Apple discussion boards a few times regarding this and the consensus is a dead PSU.
I have the PS out and open but one of the screws holding the board to the case is under a (don't know what it's called). Just behind where the AC plugs in is an off white squarish, 1/4"+ thick component - looks like adhesive under it (picture 2, upper right; picture 4, lower left) - and the 4th screw is inaccessible below it.
For all I have read here, I don't see any 'signs' of trouble with the PS .... nothing bulging, leaking, distorted. So where do I go from here?
This is my first post here and am unsure where (in the end) I'm going with this. I have been reading through the forums here the last few hours today and a few last night. The forums are 'full' of very useful information, particularly for someone like me who has some soldering tools but no more than 20 hours lifetime experience -
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I'm a building contractor and often have had to 'make do' with what I had, I don't think that is gonna happen this time. Something else I believe in is having the 'right tool' for the 'right job'. So enough of that ....
I have a G4 MDD I bought new early this century (lol) maybe around 2001/2. I did the PS replacement that Apple offered back then which is why I have the 360W PS. The last couple years the computer has had difficulties starting from time to time. My answer to that was never turn it off, well, one more power outage later and now it doesn't start at all. I've been through the Apple discussion boards a few times regarding this and the consensus is a dead PSU.
I have the PS out and open but one of the screws holding the board to the case is under a (don't know what it's called). Just behind where the AC plugs in is an off white squarish, 1/4"+ thick component - looks like adhesive under it (picture 2, upper right; picture 4, lower left) - and the 4th screw is inaccessible below it.
For all I have read here, I don't see any 'signs' of trouble with the PS .... nothing bulging, leaking, distorted. So where do I go from here?
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