Re: iMac with bulging capaciters

Since I have never sold neither I got the instruments to do it, I am going to take the logic board back to that repair shop, thanks everyone for the support.
I hope they'll do a better job and I'll get my mac working again!

Re: iMac with bulging capaciters

Thanks for the replies.
I'm sorry, it seems that the link I have posted don't work if you just click on them. However, a copy and paste on the address bar would allow to see them.

willawake, yes I don't think neither that the addition of the sixth one would make any differences, I just reported the fact for scruple.

Re: iMac with bulging capaciters

Here the requested pictures, I hope they're sufficient:

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Note that the shop originally installed 6 caps, filling the original vacant position too.
After they noticed they removed 5 caps and installed 6, they removed the last one.Re: iMac with bulging capaciters<br ... the requested...

Re: iMac with bulging capaciters

Thanks for your answere willawake.
Well, considering the disassembling/assembling of the unit, I have done it myself and I am 100% confident it was done correctly. Morehover, to test the functionality of the logic board, it is neither necessary to assemble everything, you can just connect it to the power supply, use the power on/power off buttons on the mobo and check if all the 4 leds light up consequently. I get only the first two leds on, which means that no voltage arrives to the cpu.. it stops just at the caps I got substituted.
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Hi, I have a first generation iMac G5 20", which is affected by the issue of bulging capaciters. Since lately I started getting the system to hang sometimes, I decided to substitute the bad capaciters with new ones.
So I took the iMac logic board to an electronic repair center and I had the five Nichicon failing caps (C3311 C3411 C3422 C3412 C3321) replaced by others (I don't know the brand) with the same characteristics, but now.. the system doesn't boot anymore.
How is this possible?
I have take back the logic board to that repair center but they have no clue... un...