Amber wrote:
> Kevin,
>
> > Help!
> >
> > I have a 233 mHz iMac that won't turn on, nothing. My wife said it was
> > working fine then she left the room for a while and it had shut off and
> > wouldn't come back on (she did think that she heard sparking sounds at
> > one
> > point) I think the power supply may have failed. Any suggestions?
> >
> I had the exact same thing happen to my Rev B (233 mhz Imac). It was
> working fine then all of a sudden it shut off and I could hear sparking
> sounds coming from the back. I believe it was the video card that went.
It is most likely the flyback transformer. I have seen a ton of 233's eat it in
this manner. The boards are expensive, and you can sometimes find them on eBay.
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