[G4] Power supply woes

[Frank Sudore]

Jim,
I do know that the Power Supply is 199.99 from Mac-Resource.com. They  
may sell the fuse. Ask for Buckey.
Frank
On Oct 11, 2005, at 10:24 AM, jim carbone wrote:



> Hello,
>
> I have a PowerMac G4 Mirror Dive Door 2003 (Dual 1.25) that  
> completely shut down on me this weekend--no power, no fan, no  
> nothing. I traced the problem back to the power supply, removed it  
> and opened it up to find that the fuse is completely burnt.
>
> Having never had to deal with this before, and being in a state of  
> emergency here time wise... what is the proper course of action?
>
> I would think that I should try to just replace the fuse to see if  
> it holds and attribute the blow-out to a freak power surge or  
> something (I do have a surge protector on that line).  My problem  
> there is I can't find this fuse anywhere and the endcaps don't tell  
> *me* enough info to trust that something I find online is the right  
> thing. Here's what is says on the fuse, "250V 8A 51S" I don't know  
> what the "51S" stands for. I have determined however that this is a  
> 5 x 20mm glass fuse.
>
> Anyone with similar troubles in the past that can help me get up  
> and running fast? Time is so important to me right now that I'd  
> even just overnight a new PS here if that meant I could save a few  
> days of hunting down and blowing out more fuses.
>
> Any help is very much appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> -- jim
>
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