Re the grooves on the underside for carrying the G3 iMac... when I got my iMac about 5 years ago and had to take it on the bus, and then carry it a couple of blocks, I improvised by folding a couple of store brochures on the underside of the handle and that saved my fingers. It's a slot-loader, and thanks to you guys I'll be extra careful when transfering the mac on and off the shelf (I whip it out every few months for nostalgia reasons).
Christian Wacker wrote: > It is a cooling issue, but I think I can live with it unless I > absolutely need to keep my iMac on for more than 4 hours (by that time > I would probably be found walking in slow motion to keep up with the > speed of this ancient machine) > I am still too used to my fancy PC desktop where I can do 15 things at > once and still see no lag... on this iMac... playing a song and > opening gMail can be hazardous. > I agree that the handles on these slotloaders are terrible. The only > reason I never use it is that our IT guy at school has gotten rid of > most of them, and i've seen him drop more than one and retain the > handle in his hand. > My tray loader has one of the sturdiest handles I've ever seen, wish I > could get one of those on my desktop PC... yet the grooves on the > underside seem to gouge into your hand after about 10 minutes of > carrying it... > i'm going to do some expiramenting later this week with the clearance > inside the bugger, and see if I could mount a fan on the underside of > the system, right on the processor (I hope that little black heatsink > is the processor) and make a duct that goes up the side to just force > it cooler. > thanks for the help > -Christian > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Elliott Price <callmemrp...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Wow, but I agree the slot-loader's handles seem much more flimsy. It's >> probably because they nixed those handy little vents above the handle >> area. Anyways, getting back on topic, from what I can see it looks >> like it should be easy to cut away that hand-sheild part. Mounting a >> fan in it, however... might be more difficult. You might be able (If >> you have the right tools) to cut out a hole so that the fan will sit >> on some plastic tabs or something, and screw into them. Like, cut it >> in a square just the size of the fan, with the corners cut so that the >> fan screw holes meet the plastic. That's what I would try to do (If I >> was going to start hacking up one of those cute little guys... which I >> probably wouldn't) >> >> >> -Elliott Price >> Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara >> Graphic Design - Artwork Setup >> Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites >> >> On Sep 30, 2009, at 11:12 AM, Jim Scott wrote: >> >> >>> On Sep 30, 2009, at 10:52 AM, Clark Martin wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Elliott Price wrote: >>>> >>>>> It would seem like the handle isn't sturdy enough... But it is. I >>>>> have >>>>> four G3 iMacs and never had any problems with the handle. Also, just >>>>> FYI - That part under the handle, that keeps your hand out of the >>>>> CRT >>>>> is part of the colored plastic, it won't come off unless you cut it >>>>> out of the rest of the case. >>>>> >>>> I've shlepped around a couple of hundred G3 iMacs many (too many) >>>> times >>>> each. I've never had a problem with the handle. >>>> >>> Well, I've had the handle on a couple of slot-loading G3 iMacs come >>> off as I was lifting/carrying them. It was one of those slow-motion >>> moments each time, feeling the weight suddenly go away and then >>> watching the iMac descend to the concrete and crack into smithereens. >>> Except that once my right foot got in the way first. Yeah, ouch! >>> >>> Early G3 iMacs, the tray-loaders, have a really strong and almost >>> break-proof handle design. The slot-loaders have a very flimsy design, >>> with only four screws holding the handle to the case. After my two >>> accidents, I always look at the areas where each of the four clear >>> plastic screw studs on the handle are located. If there is any >>> cracking, hazing or other sign that even one stud is about to let go, >>> I pick up and carry the slot-loader by the bottom of the case. >>> >>> Yes, the clear plastic handle also has some small plastic studs around >>> the periphery that are melted where they penetrate the colored top >>> case. But that's a poor excuse for attachment, and every iMac I've >>> touched (hundreds) in the last couple of years has long since had >>> those studs popped loose so that you can see as well as feel the whole >>> handle assembly flex when you lift the iMac. Bad design for lifting, >>> even though Apple's intent was to create more ventilation area around >>> the handle than in the fan-cooled tray-loaders (to stay on-topic, sort >>> of). >>> >>> Jim Scott >>> >>> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
