CompuNurd said: Just a question, if they are dead, or "suspicious", I am guessing it is capacitors? What else could it be, they're power adapters. Click to expand... If i…

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Just a question, if they are dead, or "suspicious", I am guessing it is capacitors? What else could it be, they're power adapters.

Good luck with it! You will get them working again!

I did see him do it with a vice, but I didn't know he showed other ways to do it. Thanks!

You checked out https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/23399-leaky-elna-capacitors-inside-powerbook-power-brick/ ? shoving in a wedge along the edge is one way to do it. Ferr…

Got these in the mail today, $20ish for the lot. Supposedly dead, so going to reference and replace capacitors to see where that takes me. I better keep them in a box at night, si…

DC 2.0Ghz G5

All I see is Apple Certified Reconditioned RM603366R6UF9590LL/A that mean anything?

I think it is the 128MB model (my notes are in the lab after doing a google search on the part number). Will look for a serial number but I think that was with the sticker that has…

Does it have the serial number? Could run it through the decoder. http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel Other than that I don't think you can tell. You'd know if it was…

Got in a G5 PCIE Tower of some kind (the specs sticker is gone and there is a refurbed by Apple sticker in its place). Can't power it up because those models use a heavy duty power…

Cory5412 said: The Quad itself is a really interesting kind of sidenote/footnote for Apple. They were announced and sold after the Intel transition was, for sort of the same …

Guess I should specify G5 PSU's lol.

Guess I have bad luck with supplies atx supplies I work on always seem to have at least one mosfet burned up.

I started another thread in the hack section, Since its more of a project than a "Feeler"  now. 

Pretty sure most PSU issues are bad caps, I think some have tried to recap them.

Guys, I have a discrepancy here.  Designing cards and drivers for macintosh, and the original portable developer notes list the slot like this:  but...  Guide to the macintosh…

I am no expert, but from what I understand, heat is the issue with the logic boards, or was with mine. The chipset is a BGA chip with solder balls/pads on the bottom of it instead …

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my CPLD development board came in today. Cool little thing. Now just waiting on the JTAG.  better start working on the PCB layout, but I need to come up with a footprint/pin for t…

I'd be in for two also, it sounds like it's coming along well.

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the only way to expand it past 5MB is to use the PDS slot.  Well, I got other ideas....