[G4] Exploding Power supplies

[Daniel Brieck Jr.]

Kevin,

With the PC power supply in the G3 ? Can your computer still go into  
sleep mode, with no fans running, etc..?

Daniel J. Brieck Jr.



On Sep 26, 2005, at 8:57 PM, Kevin Willis wrote:

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> On Sep 26, 2005, at 5:20 AM, transform wrote:
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>
>> your problem is age and use.....
>> when capacitors get old they can dry out and allow spikes to get  
>> though.
>> if you clean the fans this stops them over heating and doing the  
>> spark dead thing so soon.
>> unfortunately a 115 volt power supply uses more current than the  
>> 220 and so this will make these more likely to have this problem....
>> this is not just a mac thing as i also fix pc's that have done the  
>> same..
>> keep fans clean and and put a surge protector on your power source  
>> though this won't guarantee no troubles but it will limit the risk
>>
>>
>>
>
>     Thanks for the advice.  I did a little research on XLR8 your  
> Mac and found a article about using a PC power supply for B&W  
> G3's.  I found one on close out at a local PC shop.  350 watts for  
> $10 so I gave it a try.  Low and behold it not only fit in the  
> case, but all the screw holes and power cord holes lined up  
> perfectly.  I pulled a HD/Optical drive power cable extender from  
> an old AIO G3 that was laying around and used it to power the On/ 
> Off switch and LED.  I also straight wired the internal fan to one  
> of the extra HD/Optical drive power cable  connectors and got it  
> working.  Best $10 I ever spent.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin