Ticking PSU - Quicksilver G4

2010-12-22 Thread Nick Smith - Sky High Data Capture
Not sure how to dredge up an old thread since I receive the digest so cannot hit reply to an individual topic. I had a problem a few weeks ago with a ticking PSU on my quicksilver and was advised to replace with either a stock psu or adapt an atx power supply. In the end I went down the

Ticking PSU - Quicksilver G4

2010-12-06 Thread Nick Smith (SHDC)
Hello Just picked up a non-starting quicksilver. Power button will flash but not stay on, some flickers of motherboard LEDs etc. Whenever a power-supply is attached to the PSU I get ticking from the PSU itself. The PSU is currently disconnected from everything and is out of the case, when I

Re: Ticking PSU - Quicksilver G4

2010-12-06 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Dec 5, 2010, at 1:24 PM, Nick Smith \(SHDC\) nicksm...@skyhighdatacapture.co.uk wrote: Looks like the PSU is toasted but I just wondered if anyone has had any luck simply blasting canned air into the PSU to clean out the dust etc. Also, what are my chances that the motherboard has been

Re: Ticking PSU - Quicksilver G4

2010-12-06 Thread Jonas Ulrich
adapting ATX power supplies has it's drawbacks. Look into it though. I would also check eBay for a stock PSU -Jonas -- 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

Re: Ticking PSU - Quicksilver G4

2010-12-06 Thread Jonas Ulrich
adapting ATX power supplies has it's drawbacks. Look into it though. I would also check eBay for a stock PSU -Jonas -- 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