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So my 8500 PSU just went pop..help!

So my 8500 PSU just went pop..help! Troubleshooting 7 posts Nov 14, 2014 — Nov 18, 2014

#1 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 - 18:41

Hooked up my 8500 after not using it for a while and the PSU went crack, followed by a not so great smell coming from the rear of the case.

I'm guessing replacing the PSU will be near to impossible? Unless I can find a fellow member with a spare.

I've read you can use ATX PSU's, is it hard to rewire? I dont mind fiddling with the odd LED circuit, but power supplies are a whole other ball game.

#2 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 - 19:01

It would be pretty simple to pull it apart and recap, everything is pretty big.

#3 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 - 19:05

If fixing it doesn't work out, OWC ships Internationally.

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Apple/610923/

#4 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 - 20:04

did it still work? maybe it was just the ac filter cap?

#5 Sat, 15 Nov 2014 - 08:12

In array from home till Sunday night, but I'll check when I get back. It was a pretty distinct smell, like something had burnt. So I suspect something in the PSU has popped.

How hard are they to remove from the case?

James

#6 Sat, 15 Nov 2014 - 20:47

As easy as any pic, usually a screw or two, undo the wires and remove.

#7 Tue, 18 Nov 2014 - 10:32

Well I've ordered a replacement PSU from a company on eBay, including shipping $65.

Its a chunk of money, but it will give me a replacement psu and a working machine.

Going to look at removing the existing one out from the powermac