Re: iMac G5 17' ALS Aus psu

hey thanks pcbonez

i've made some pictures of the powersupply, since there doesnt seem to be that many photos of this variety of the PSU on the internet machine. i've attached them, i hope they display

it's an AC BEL 614-0325.

i've included a couple of closeups of the diodes around the join between the primary and secondary side.

the coils don't look damaged and have very marginal resistance between the windings but infinate across and to the chassis, i think i can rule them out.
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Hi all,

i need some help with diagnosing an australian "DD" imac power supply (Part number to follow when i find it's case)

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I have replaced all the caps indicated, all of them had visibly failed, but the iMac still has the same problem it started with-
When plugged in to the midplane, the 5VSB is fine, but the 2nd led flickers and goes out when power button is pushed. (Single flash ~50msec duration) This is...