Newegg too. The thing is that I really wouldn't dump TOO much cash into G4s, but if the kit's $30 and I owned G4s that needed them, I'd probably buy them. Good luck! Illirik Smirnov
Messages are mostly sent GPG signed! Learn more about it by googling GPG. The ugly text is used to make sure it comes from me! My public key is in the MIT database under Illirik Smirnov. On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 4:02 AM, Alex Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: > You can actually get cheap power supplies from CompUSA. I got an Ultra 500 > watt supply for a gaming PC (sorry I'm not paying $1200 for an iMac with an > old GPU) and it has lasted 1 year and it is still going good. > On Feb 19, 2011, at 7:53 PM, Brielle wrote: > > > Hello All, > > > > I'm actually a member of the LEM list, but I figured this would be a > > more appropriate place to post on given its about the G4 series. > > > > I've been working on my skills with soldering, rewiring, etc and have > > made really good progress with retrofitting the G4 MDD macs with ATX > > power supplies. I know that there was someone who was making adapter > > kits a while back, but he stopped doing it for one reason or another. > > > > So, my question is, if I started offering a kit/adapter for the MDD > > and other mac models, would anyone be interested? Its fairly trivial > > for me to do, and I could do something where if you sent me the wire > > loom from your dead power supply and let me know length, amount of > > hard drive power cables, etc, I'd be willing to build custom kits on > > request. If I could find a source for the proper molex connectors to > > plug into the G4 mobo, it would be even easier to build the kits. > > > > In the end, it would probably be 20-40 bucks total per kit, versus > > 100+ for a new power supply. > > > > I'm a big fan of the classic mac and power mac series, so bringing > > these machines back to life is a hobby of mine, and it just doesn't > > seem right not to offer my skills to help the mac community as a > > whole. > > > > Brielle > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
