Thank you for the offer Christian! :) I should have some time tonight or tomorrow to take a screwdriver to this one. I will try and find whats "blown" and link a photo. Will post back then.
Cheers, Aaron. On Jul 20, 3:36 am, Christian Wacker <[email protected]> wrote: > I had the same type of problem happen to my PowerMac 5400 (bad flyback > transformer). > Open it up and look for singed plastic... it will show you what > part\parts blew... > If you needs parts, my Classic is on the list of items that I might > not be able to move... and I would gladly send it to you for the cost > of shipping (Case isn't so good (yellowed), but the HDD and "guts" of > it are mint, boots fine, reads floppies just fine, and has been maxed > out with 4mb of ram. > > > > On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Aaron Fleay<[email protected]> wrote: > > > So I'm looking at my little collection of Vintage Mac's, decide to pull > > down my pride and joy, a Mac Classic, in MINT condition. No discolouring > > at all. Museum quality they would say. Power it on and start up PGA Golf, > > click to make my 4th swing of my 1W, when suddenly the wall behind my mac > > lights up in a menacingly bright flash of white light. Stunned, I then > > realise, my Classic, had flatlined, sitting dead silent before me. :( > > > Damn shame. Anyway, given the cosmetic condition of this unit, it feel > > oblidged to repair it. Anyone have any ideas what exactly may have blown > > in my unit? Just the power supply (as I suspect) or are these things known > > to blow tubes or something more serious (which will be way out of my league > > to repair probably)...? The flash was quite intense but made absolutely no > > sound or bang or fizzle of any sort, nor was there any smell of burnt > > electrics. Just a bright flash behind the Mac that illuminated the wall > > and now one very dead Mac > > before me. > > > Any feedback appreciated. If anyone has any spare parts for a Classic Mac, > > please let me know. I'm in Perth, WA. Thanks. > > > aZz7eCh > > _________________________________________________________________ > > What goes online, stays online Check the daily blob for the latest on > > what's happening around the web > >http://windowslive.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
