I'm beginning to think that pretty much every CRT or startup problem is related to this PAV board. 
I've been warned about taking that out, but if it needs a recap (This should be possible?), it needs to be done anyway.
Not quite sure and I don't know if any major modifications have been made to the case through the Slot Loader production, but I thought(!) that the older Slot Loaders had less fragile bezels. Could be wrong though. Probably their condition is more related to the iMacs "life experience" than its age though. Some seem to be quite bendable, while others have screw covers that will just snap off in pieces. For example my Blue Dalmatian has a broken inner power button (same material as the bezel, it seems), I've not figured out yet how to fix this, because this part is needed to physically "connect" the external power button and the actual button inside. And my Flower Power has a badly damaged inner bezel, but no outer case damage... But the others still look quite in shape, at least from the outside.
(Btw the early DV Slot Loaders are my favourite one, I'll need to get them all. I have the 350 Mhz Blueberry and the DV SE 400 Mhz Graphite, but no DV of the first Slot Loading gen. Need to get these, Sage and a Bondi Blue, then I'll have all colours.
)
Nicolas
I've been warned about taking that out, but if it needs a recap (This should be possible?), it needs to be done anyway.Not quite sure and I don't know if any major modifications have been made to the case through the Slot Loader production, but I thought(!) that the older Slot Loaders had less fragile bezels. Could be wrong though. Probably their condition is more related to the iMacs "life experience" than its age though. Some seem to be quite bendable, while others have screw covers that will just snap off in pieces. For example my Blue Dalmatian has a broken inner power button (same material as the bezel, it seems), I've not figured out yet how to fix this, because this part is needed to physically "connect" the external power button and the actual button inside. And my Flower Power has a badly damaged inner bezel, but no outer case damage... But the others still look quite in shape, at least from the outside.
(Btw the early DV Slot Loaders are my favourite one, I'll need to get them all. I have the 350 Mhz Blueberry and the DV SE 400 Mhz Graphite, but no DV of the first Slot Loading gen. Need to get these, Sage and a Bondi Blue, then I'll have all colours.
)Nicolas