> On May 4, 2015, at 8:21 AM, Colin Yarwood <colin.yarw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Neil, > > I just bought a Flower Power G3 iMac in nice nick to take the place of an old > blue iMac G3 older which stopped for no apparent treason years ago and was > put into store. > > I spoke to a friend who suggested I go and buy a new old one and I found the > Flower Power. I have updated it to 10.3. My plan is to use it for all my > music from LPs EPs 78s cassettes etc. Annoyingly the speakers are very > scratchy. > > All the advice I read suggests iMac G3 is not an easy machine to engage in > surgery on. > > Any thoughts on mending the Flowerpower speakers? > > Colin in UK
Speakers in slot-loading G3 iMacs tend to go bad because the flexible plastic/rubber material disintegrates. I stopped giving away G3 iMacs to kids about 18 months ago because I no longer could find good speakers. First-Gen iMac G3s are still in good shape, but don’t fit slot-loaders. However, you can still enjoy your flower power iMac if you use a pair of external speakers. Just make sure to disconnect the internal speakers so they don’t buzz, rattle and make scratchy noises as the metal centerpieces vibrate against the magnets. Jim Scott, Eureka, CA -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
