>>> >>>This just a wild guess, I would suspect the power supply. >>>A voltmeter would be handy to measure the voltages before and after the pop >>>that makes it work. >>> >>> >>> >>Hi Liam >>Any luck? If you find the power supply at fault and have trouble finding >>a replacement board drop me a line. >> >>Darren >>Melb/Oz > > Thank you to all who responded. > > I am not familiar with repairing classic Macs - I don't have a problem > inserting/replacing memory, hard drives or the logic board but I feel > uncomfortable, being without any prior experience, replacing the power > supply with the soldered wires, risk of electrical shock and all and I'm > not even sure what to look for to see whether the power supply is broken. > Taking it to a Macintosh service centre would be too expensive (if they > would repair it at all). > > So I'm not quite sure what to do with it then - I'd prefer a computer > that works all the time (instead of when the computer wants to). > > I might sell/give away this one as spare parts and get another Mac > (perhaps an SE) to replace it. > > --- > Liam Hatton > Perth, Australia
See above. He must be willing to go you one cheapers enough? The power supply is on the "analog" board, the one that stands on its side in your Mac. Just unscrew and swap it with another. Jeff -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
