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Title: Need a logic board for a 20" G5 Mac
Post by: cassandra and sara's daddy on December 29, 2011, 05:58:49 PM

Any suggestions on a place for vintage parts? Got one for 139 tested a couple for 60 untested on eBay.

Title: Re: Need a logic board for a 20" G5 Mac
Post by: Harold Tuttle on December 29, 2011, 06:20:21 PM

Are you sure it's not the capacitors in the power supply?

eBay will be the cheap seat, but a non intel Mac is a bit long in the tooth for extensive repairs

Title: Re: Need a logic board for a 20" G5 Mac
Post by: cassandra and sara's daddy on December 29, 2011, 06:25:16 PM

Good call checking power supply. It was toast too. Couple hundred bucks is cheaper than a new Mac for the kid

Title: Re: Need a logic board for a 20" G5 Mac
Post by: Harold Tuttle on December 29, 2011, 07:58:53 PM

There was a bad batch of clone capacitors that were legion when those macs were made

You might be able to bring it back from the dead by replacing the swelled ones

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague

Title: Re: Need a logic board for a 20" G5 Mac
Post by: Harold Tuttle on December 29, 2011, 08:00:58 PM

I replaced a dead g5 power supply and the replaCement one died within a year


Parts:
http://www.jwestsales.com/products/25-Capacitors-Apple-iMac-G5-MOB-Kit-PPC-iMacs.html

How2:
http://jimwarholic.com/2008/07/how-to-repair-apple-imac-g5.php

Title: Re: Need a logic board for a 20" G5 Mac
Post by: charby on December 29, 2011, 08:13:48 PM

Quote from: cassandra and sara's daddy on December 29, 2011, 06:25:16 PM

Good call checking power supply. It was toast too. Couple hundred bucks is cheaper than a new Mac for the kid

Couple hundred will buy a PC laptop.

Title: Re: Need a logic board for a 20" G5 Mac
Post by: cassandra and sara's daddy on December 29, 2011, 10:31:12 PM

have 5 pc laptops.  got the mac for some musical stuff she does at school.

Title: Re: Need a logic board for a 20" G5 Mac
Post by: Fitz on December 30, 2011, 09:12:25 AM

Find the serial number of the mac, send it to me on FB. I will log into GSX and get part numbers on the parts. I have found that searching for old mac parts is much easier if you have the part numbers :-D

Title: Re: Need a logic board for a 20" G5 Mac
Post by: cassandra and sara's daddy on January 05, 2012, 07:28:30 PM

One on the way