<SNIP> > > I removed the remains of the 10V cap, and put in one of the 25V ones. > > They just BARELY fit, and I had to push it in place with a bit of > > pressure. Only a couple millimeters of clearance above, too. Verified > > that it worked on my powerbook, then I hot-plugged it into the > eMac. No > > explosion. It mounted. Unmounted and hot-unplugged, then hot-plugged > > it back in again, and still it mounted without explosion. I rebooted > > and was able to boot up the eMac from the ME-910U2F, as hoped. <\SNIP>
I have also been following this thread, it appears to me that the importer (or whoever the info came from) did not give you the full story, from what I have read it is not the capacitor that is at fault, rather it is fitted back to front, that is the only way a replacement 10V one could have blown as the FireWire port can only supply 5V. The reason that they work on a PB but blow on an iMac is not voltage but rather current, the FW port on a PB cannot supply enough current to blow a reversed Cap, but the iMac can. I suggest that you get someone who knows how to use a multimeter to check the voltage across the cap while it is running and see if it matches the markings on the cap. Ben. NB never trust any markings on the pcb, they are often wrong! -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
