On Jun 14, 2014, at 7:51 PM, les wrote: > > > On Friday, June 13, 2014 2:51:33 PM UTC-7, les wrote: > Hi All, > My iMac G5 OS X 10.4.11 has been running flawlessly for 11/2 yrs. Suddenly it > randomly completely shuts down. I can start with power switch, but it soon > shuts down again. I opened the case, cleaned thoroughly and inspected caps. > All pristine. Power supply appears clean from outside.I am hesitant to open > it. Does this indicate a PSU problem? Can it be replaced safely? > Thanks, Les > > Thanks Cameron Kaiser, Jim Scott, and Clark Martin for your valuable insight. > Heat does not seem to be an issue as determined by Temp. Monitor. Yes, it > shuts off as if power plug was disconnected. No warning, no logout screen > etc. Jim thanks for the detailed reply. I am encouraged to swap out the PSU.
Before you go through all that trouble, spray the switch assembly with WD-40. You might be glad that you did.. -- -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
