[G4] 1.25 MDD Power Suppy Replacement - Resolved

[jonny]

Thank you all for your comments and suggestions.

I ordered a replacement power supply this afternoon.  $249 delivered. 
Used.  90-day warranty.

Reasoning:  A new machine will not support OSX 3.9 which is 
mission-critical as I do not want to replace or upgrade Adobe 
Creative Suite 2.  And, I love the machine.  It has been wonderful, 
and very, very reliable.  It's a dual boot FW 400 model, packed with 
RAM with a Vortex fan on the CPU.

I took a chance on a used power supply; probably not the brightest 
thing to do, but <hardcoremac> tests them to make sure they are 
strong.  He said he's never had one come back during warranty.  The 
alternative was spending an additional $100 for a refurbished unit, 
with a 90-day warranty.  "Ya pays yer money, and ya takes yer 
chances."

Thanks again for your perspectives.  Members of this list have been 
very helpful over the years!  Interesting to read too.  I'm no expert 
or technician, just a mac user whose first machine was an SE.  :-)

Cheers!

jonny


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>jonny,
>
>If you decide to upgrade, I am interested in your dead MDD.
>
>Rich
>
>On Mar 17, 2010, at 1:54 PM, Bruce Ryan Nakamura wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>There are several sellers on Ebay who sell with a warranty. My MDD 
>>power supply from baltimora2000 has been running fine for about a 
>>month.
>>
>>Aloha from Hawaii,
>>
>>Scot Bruce Nakamura
>>
>>On Mar 17, 2010, at 7:14 AM, Rich Northouse wrote:
>>
>>>jonny,
>>>
>>>I think you can get your own PS rebuilt for around $200. I don't 
>>>know who does it, but someone else on the list will know.
>>>
>>>Rich
>>>
>>>On Mar 17, 2010, at 9:28 AM, jonny wrote:
>>>
>>>>Good morning!
>>>>
>>>>My beloved 1.25 MDD that I lovingly refurbished 3.5 years ago 
>>>>died last week; power supply.  My old 450 is working in its 
>>>>stead, but it's not rock-solid like the MDD, teeny hard drives, 
>>>>etc.  Right now I'm booted to a FW drive with my fingers crossed.
>>>>
>>>>Question:  Should I...
>>>>
>>>>Replace the power supply ($400) and have my MDD back, but likely 
>>>>have to deal with this issue again in 3-4 years?
>>>>
>>>>Or look at a new desktop mac for a longer term (suggestions?)
>>>>
>>>>I need to be able to run OSX 3.9, and up.  I have 4 external FW 
>>>>drives and a 23" HD apple studio monitor.
>>>>
>>>>I would sure appreciate a little help sorting this out.  What 
>>>>would you do?  Logic?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks!
>>>>
>>>>jonny
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