On Nov 9, 2010, at 10:31 PM, Richard Gerome wrote:
Also Chuck,
He never stated it was coming from the monitor??? He said it was coming
from under the hood... Where and what is the hood here??? The only thing that
I thought he was talking about was the panel on the tower??? The only
...
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From: lrbarrios lrbarr...@datastarusa.com
Sent: Nov 9, 2010 2:10 AM
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Subject: PowerMac G3 AIO 'snapping/popping'
I just purchased a PowerMac G3 All-In-One from a flee market for $5.
I was told that it works, so what the heck. As long
You might want to unplug it as well. If it is not the power supply, it
is something else with a lot of juice running through it. You have a
potential fire hazard.
lrbarrios wrote:
I just purchased a PowerMac G3 All-In-One from a flee market for $5.
I was told that it works, so what the
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Subject: PowerMac G3 AIO 'snapping/popping'
I just purchased a PowerMac G3 All-In-One from a flee market for $5.
I was told that it works, so what the heck. As long as my wife
doesn't find out, I'm okay. :)
I powered it up tonight and it's making a 'snapping/popping' sound
from under the hood
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On Nov 8, 2010, at 11:10 PM, lrbarrios lrbarr...@datastarusa.com wrote:
I just purchased a PowerMac G3 All-In-One from a flee market for $5.
I was told that it works, so what the heck. As long as my wife
doesn't find out, I'm okay. :)
I powered it up tonight and it's
On Nov 9, 2010, at 2:27 AM, Richard Gerome wrote:
It most certainly sounds to me like it's the Hard Drive going bad... I've
had, out of all the Apples I have owned and worked on only 2 Clamshells do
this (one of them I bought brand new and Apple Care replaced it) and in both
the HD
On Nov 9, 2010, at 12:10 AM, Jim Scott wrote:
Nope, it's the sound (and soon to be the smell) of the flyback
transformer's death throes.
Indeed so.
The AIO needs a new analog board, which is essentially the heart and
soul of the Trinitron monitor.
Which is perhaps one reason NOT to get
On Nov 9, 2010, at 7:31 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
No it's the flyback transformer, a common issue in the AIO's
especially at their age.
True enough, but tripler type flybacks are commonly enough
available from the usual suspect TV and monitor repair parts dealers.
--
You received this
On Nov 9, 2010, at 7:39 AM, Peter Haas wrote:
On Nov 9, 2010, at 12:10 AM, Jim Scott wrote:
Nope, it's the sound (and soon to be the smell) of the flyback transformer's
death throes.
Indeed so.
The AIO needs a new analog board, which is essentially the heart and soul of
the
On 2010/11/09 10:11, Jim Scott so eloquently wrote:
It is possible to replace the flyback transformer.
I'm not familiar with a Power Mac AIO, is it similar to a G3 iMac? If
so, isn't there a potentially large jolt of current waiting to shock
someone if they don't discharge it first?
Tina
On Nov 9, 2010, at 9:24 AM, Tina K. wrote:
On 2010/11/09 10:11, Jim Scott so eloquently wrote:
It is possible to replace the flyback transformer.
I'm not familiar with a Power Mac AIO, is it similar to a G3 iMac? If so,
isn't there a potentially large jolt of current waiting to shock
On 2010/11/09 10:50, Jim Scott so eloquently wrote:
It's the Power Macintosh G3 All-In-One, and it is similar to the first-generation G3 iMac,
except it has a bland beige case with a perforated white top that looks like a dental molar,
hence the nickname G3 Molar. It also has a case of
flyback transformers are dangerous as hell.
a layman can learn to repair apple computers easily, as far as replacing
parts.
as long as you know what to replace.
CRT monitor components are an exception.
this repair has more in common with TV repair, and involves handling
possible
high voltage
repair, LEAVE IT ALONE!
From: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:g3-5-l...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Chuck
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 1:20 PM
To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: PowerMac G3 AIO 'snapping/popping'
flyback transformers are dangerous as hell.
a layman can learn
On 11/9/2010 1:10 AM, lrbarrios wrote:
I just purchased a PowerMac G3 All-In-One from a flee market for $5.
I was told that it works, so what the heck. As long as my wife
doesn't find out, I'm okay. :)
I powered it up tonight and it's making a 'snapping/popping' sound
from under the hood --
On Nov 9, 2010, at 1:51 PM, Chuck wrote:
you''ll get knocked across the room and a 20,000kV+ shock will pass
through your heart.
when you try to monkey around with this.
Its generally about 25 kV, but it is very seldom through one's heart.
All modern flybacks are of the bleeder type, and
At 15:35 -0800 11/9/10, Peter Haas wrote:
However, ANY repairs on a CRT's analog board must, necessarily, be effected
by well-trained personnel.
Remembering that good advice. . .
It's possible, given the really possibility of bad storage by the previous
owner, that you might luck out and
a bad HD...
So please don't waste an email on these type of comments here... Thank
You!!!
-Original Message-
From: Chuck deadke...@gmail.com
Sent: Nov 9, 2010 10:06 AM
To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: PowerMac G3 AIO 'snapping/popping'
anyone who points to a hard
Tina K. wrote:
On 2010/11/09 10:11, Jim Scott so eloquently wrote:
It is possible to replace the flyback transformer.
I'm not familiar with a Power Mac AIO, is it similar to a G3 iMac? If
so, isn't there a potentially large jolt of current waiting to shock
someone if they don't discharge
To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: PowerMac G3 AIO 'snapping/popping'
someone wrote:
I would assume that any prudent person who's a member of this list
would be aware of the dangers of imprudently playing around with
high-voltage devices.
that's a very bad assumption. possibly causing
the ones from Europe call it the
Bonnet... This is why I thought it could have been the HD...
-Original Message-
From: lrbarrios lrbarr...@datastarusa.com
Sent: Nov 9, 2010 2:10 AM
To: G-Group g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
Subject: PowerMac G3 AIO 'snapping/popping'
I just purchased
I just purchased a PowerMac G3 All-In-One from a flee market for $5.
I was told that it works, so what the heck. As long as my wife
doesn't find out, I'm okay. :)
I powered it up tonight and it's making a 'snapping/popping' sound
from under the hood -- like a bug zapper. When this happens, the
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