Is this a model with a known failure rate for flybacks? And if so, was that the exact same, badly designed original flyback that you replaced it with? Click to expand... Yep f…

B&W 17" Apple CRT / new flyback off eBay for about $20 Click to expand... Is this a model with a known failure rate for flybacks? And if so, was that the exact same, b…

Hey I had a B&W 17" with the exact same problem a couple years ago. I tossed it, figuring it was unfixable. It was by me. But I guess not by everyone. Too bad, I guess.

While I hope that your cheerful optimism proves out, it may turn out that the burned resistors are a symptom, not a cause. Resistors are pretty hardy, and not generally given to sp…

My Power Mac G5's power supply failed. One of the brown pillow-shaped resistors started burning up as I was using it. The one next to it burned a little bit as well. It looks like…

Yes that is exactly the problem I had. From what I understand it is a common problem with those displays.

I had a B&W 17" Apple CRT display that had a failing flyback. I bought a new flyback off eBay for about $20 and it took me about an afternoon to install it. Of course th…

I've never opened up an AIO, so I am unsure of its specific anatomy. But based on my experience with many color TVs and monitors, here are some hints: First, identify where the ar…

I had a B&W 17" Apple CRT display that had a failing flyback. I bought a new flyback off eBay for about $20 and it took me about an afternoon to install it. Of course the…

I have over 20 AIO G3s, maybe 25. At least 5 arc, probably more. By arc I mean that every several seconds the screen pops violently and you can hear an arc going on somewhere in th…

Well, should you want to try the shorting trick be sure to check for very low energy on those terminals first, we do not know that all packs will be in a safe cooperative state! M…

It's great to hear that you got it to work that way, Wally. Very interesting! I'll have to give your method a try (and maybe the "short + and -" method, too) the next time I have …

Have you tried a different power adaptor? Any Duo (will run the machine, though will NOT charge the battery), 1400, 2400, 3400, G3 or clamshell iBook adaptor will work. I've had m…

Recently I re-celled a pack for my Pismo, and noticed initially that the machine would not startup at all, not even momentarily, from the fully charged pack. I had previously tri…

A couple of other things I noticed were that when I have it unplugged and put the battery in it the computer starts and then shuts off quickly. Also if I unplug it and leave the b…

Never heard of that. I booted it with an OS9.2 CD to check if it was a problem with just OSX and the same thing happens. OS9 does not see the battery. I'm thinking it is the PMU…

there is a way to reset the battery power manager. Take a wire and short both the + and - terminals. It will short out the power manager and reset it. The battery won't explode,…

Mine does the same. I'm assuming that the circuit board that manages the battery isn't managing and was looking to replace it at some point.

Just got a new battery for my Lombard. When I push the button on the battery it shows three lights so I assume it is charged. However it will not boot the Lombard. When I plug i…

almeath, Even though we now know that you have a Gigabit Ethernet G4 that probably can't run 8.6, it would be nice if you would make the Sawtooth 8.6 system files available for th…

As an aside, now that we know that almeath's G4 is really a Gigabit Ethernet model and not a Sawtooth, all of my speculation above about the effect of boot rom v3.3.x on a Sawtooth…

I agree with LCGuy that what you have is a Gigabit Ethernet model (and not some weird hybrid). I think that MacTracker is wrong about M5183 being the model number for the original…

On a side note, even the single CPU heatsink clips had DUAL on them.

Then I assume a mainboard swap took place. All this time I was going on the model # listed on the case.

I'd say you have a Gigabit Ethernet G4/400. And they're not exactly rare - it was the low cost, "no frills" version of the Gigabit G4, for people who couldn't afford/didn't need d…