On 25 Jan 2010, at 23:31, Nat Hall wrote:
Unfortunately, I don't have any external drives to test with... I did some reading online last night after posting that message on the G5 logic board problems and it said bulging capacitors is a dead giveaway of the syndrome. Sure enough-- I have plenty that are bulging, some have even burst out the top. I guess it's safe to assume this is probably the cause of my problems. So.... three logic boards down in less than 5 years. Is this a typical track record for these machines? I may attempt to fix this one rather than seeking another replacement though, I've done my share of soldering on old compact Macs in past years... Nat My G5 2.1 isight iMac died just before Christmas. This model is not supposed to suffer from the capacitor problem however after stripping it down it is plain to see that every capacitor on the logic board has been replaced already before shipment from Apple. This must have been a rush job by barely trained operators there is evidence of overheated irons and slip marks on the board. There is at first sight only one cap that has blown its top and the others do not look swollen so I am hopeful that I only need replace this one. I have the parts and will be giving it a go this week. Wish me luck John -- 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 To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
