Re: Replacing PS fan Quicksilver

2009-04-25 Thread Ernest L. Gunerius
On Apr 24, 2009, at 11:33 PM, Ernest L. Gunerius wrote: On Apr 24, 2009, at 10:03 PM, Meghrouni Vince wrote: Does time unplugged diminish the voltage? What should I look for to avoid? I'm sure this may seem obvious, but it is not to me. I would suggest consulting an expert

Re: Replacing PS fan Quicksilver

2009-04-25 Thread insightinmind
On Apr 25, 2009, at 4:49 AM, Ernest L. Gunerius wrote: Hi Bill; Do not feel abashed, there are many mysteries in Switch Mode power supplies. They gave me many 100 hour work weeks, intense headaches, sleepless nights and good pay for 20 years. The advent of Wall Worts and Bench Bricks

Re: Replacing PS fan Quicksilver

2009-04-25 Thread Ernest L. Gunerius
On Apr 25, 2009, at 4:49 AM, Ernest L. Gunerius wrote: Hi Bill; Do not feel abashed, there are many mysteries in Switch Mode power supplies. They gave me many 100 hour work weeks, intense headaches, sleepless nights and good pay for 20 years. The advent of Wall Worts and Bench

Re: Replacing PS fan Quicksilver

2009-04-24 Thread PeterH
On Apr 24, 2009, at 5:37 PM, insightinmind wrote: When my partner's PC power supply / fan went bad, we replaced the entire power supply as a unit. It was safer to do that. You're trying to replace that one? the one that is inside the psu? I believe there is also a capacitor inside the psu

Re: Replacing PS fan Quicksilver

2009-04-24 Thread insightinmind
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Re: Replacing PS fan Quicksilver

2009-04-24 Thread Anne Keller-Smith
On Apr 24, 2009, at 4:12 PM, Meghrouni Vince wrote: Can anybody give me advice on replacing the fan in the power supply of a Quicksilver 933 mhz G4? http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/systems.html#g4 5th article down is your model? direct link-

Re: Replacing PS fan Quicksilver

2009-04-24 Thread Meghrouni Vince
Anne, I have been looking at that page, thanks for sending it. I have a question that I need to find the answer to before I start, maybe someone can help me. Their is a procedure referred to on that page intended to discharge stored power in the capacitors (I think that's where it's

Re: Replacing PS fan Quicksilver

2009-04-24 Thread Meghrouni Vince
The MDD seems to be a fairly different config than the Quicksilver. These articles do not seem to deal with the interior of the PS that I can tell. On Apr 24, 2009, at 5:54 PM, Anne Keller-Smith wrote: On Apr 24, 2009, at 4:12 PM, Meghrouni Vince wrote: Can anybody give me advice on

Re: Replacing PS fan Quicksilver

2009-04-24 Thread Stephen Weber
I usually press the power button to make sure the computer is discharged, but since you are working with a Power Supply, just to be safe I suggest pressing the button and leaving it unplugged for around 30 minutes, just to be safe. From, Stephen maryland...@gmail.com On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at

Re: Replacing PS fan Quicksilver

2009-04-24 Thread PeterH
On Apr 24, 2009, at 6:34 PM, Meghrouni Vince wrote: Does pressing the power button after the unit is unplugged assist in reducing stored power? It doesn't, and it can't. There is not enough charge stored to start the inverter's oscillator, yet the capacitor is still charged to a

Re: Replacing PS fan Quicksilver

2009-04-24 Thread insightinmind
On Apr 24, 2009, at 10:03 PM, Meghrouni Vince wrote: Does time unplugged diminish the voltage? What should I look for to avoid? I'm sure this may seem obvious, but it is not to me. I would suggest consulting an expert electrician ... and one that is familiar with computer power

Re: Replacing PS fan Quicksilver

2009-04-24 Thread Ernest L. Gunerius
On Apr 24, 2009, at 10:03 PM, Meghrouni Vince wrote: Does time unplugged diminish the voltage? What should I look for to avoid? I'm sure this may seem obvious, but it is not to me. I would suggest consulting an expert electrician ... and one that is familiar with computer power

Re: Replacing PS fan Quicksilver

2009-04-24 Thread insightinmind
On Apr 24, 2009, at 11:33 PM, Ernest L. Gunerius wrote: On Apr 24, 2009, at 10:03 PM, Meghrouni Vince wrote: Does time unplugged diminish the voltage? What should I look for to avoid? I'm sure this may seem obvious, but it is not to me. I would suggest consulting an expert