Re: G5 iMac - Replaced caps, same problem

2010-06-29 Thread John Callahan
People with capacitor problems may be interested in this article in The New York Times. Link provided: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/ technology/29dell.html?pagewanted=1&ref=general&src=me On Jun 29, 2010, at 12:47 PM, Jim Scott wrote: On Jun 26, 2010, at 3:16 PM, Elliott Price wrote:

Re: G5 iMac - Replaced caps, same problem

2010-06-29 Thread Jim Scott
On Jun 26, 2010, at 3:16 PM, Elliott Price wrote: > I inherited a G5, 20" iMac. It had bulging capacitors, and upon power on, it > worked, but had spasmatic video artifacting. After replacing some, then all > the capacitors, the problem still persisted, although it was much better. > Then, I go

G5 iMac - Replaced caps, same problem

2010-06-29 Thread Elliott Price
I inherited a G5, 20" iMac. It had bulging capacitors, and upon power on, it worked, but had spasmatic video artifacting. After replacing some, then all the capacitors, the problem still persisted, although it was much better. Then, I got hold of a spare power supply that was a working pull, and