On 3/7/10, John Carmonne <carmo...@aol.com> wrote: > > On Mar 7, 2010, at 1:38 PM, Jonas Ulrich wrote: > >> Hi all! I got another 20" iMac G5. This one is the powermac 8,1 model >> running at 1.8GHZ. After replacing the power supply it works great. >> >> However, when I was replacing the PSU, I noticed that five of it's >> capacitors are swelling and a few are leaking. Here are my questions: >> >> 1. Were can I buy a GOOD quality capacitor replacement kit? >> 2. How difficult will they be to replace? >> 3. Could it harm the machine to use it before replacing the capacitors? >> >> Thanks in advanced! >> >> -Jonas >> >> > I've fixed some rather expensive TVs doing this and I put in larger > capacitors to get longer life from them as long as they physically fit. But > that's just me
I think replacing them with solid ones would probably suffice as far as longetivity goes. -- Best Regards, John Musbach -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
