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| Click here to select a new forum. | | iMac G4 20” logic Board caps list? | Posted by: JimMack on 2025-01-05 19:03:46 Just picked-up a non-working 20” iMac G4. Does anyone have a list of the logic board’s electrolytic caps & possibly a cap map? I plan to recap the logic board & power supply once inside. Not alot available online for this rare 1.25 GHz 20” model. Thx | Posted by: mcbeav on 2025-05-17 10:01:24 This is a few months late, but I'll share my list. I just recapped my PSU, and logic board. I did NOT recap the LCD yet, and I don't have what looks like a tiny 2mm SMD cap listed. I didn't replace mine because I missed it, and I'm not 100% sure it is an SMD cap. It looks like it, but I don't know the values of the cap. I will eventually go back and replace it. If you know the value of it, I'd love to know, so I don't have to reopen the iMac to get the values of it.
I don't know if there are different variations, but I have the same 1.25Ghz 20" model, so it's possible there could be some variation with your PSU, or board revision, I have no idea, but here is what I had.
PSU
*The PSU is 2 separate PCBs connected by wires*
Board 1
| Location | Capacitance | Voltage | Width | Height | Type | | C15 | 120uf | 400V | 16mm | 36mm | Radial |
Board 2
| Location | Capacitance | Voltage | Width | Height | Type | | C52 | 1500uf | 16V | 10mm | 27mm | Radial | | C53 | 2700uf | 16V | 12.5mm | 30mm | Radial | | C59 | 470uf | 16V | 8mm | 15mm | Radial | | C51 | 220uf | 35V | 8mm | 15mm | Radial | | C55 | 220uf | 35V | 8mm | 15mm | Radial | | C44 | 10uf | 50V | 5mm | 6mm | Radial | | C67 | 1uf | 50V | 5mm | 11mm | Radial | | C38 | 47uf | 400V | 16mm | 25mm | Radial | | C39 | 22uf | 50V | 5mm | 11mm | Radial |
Logic Board
*Some of the silk screen was worn away, so the location numbers might off a number, but I believe they are correct. You won't mistake where they are supposed to go*
| Location | Capacitance | Voltage | Diameter | Type | Notes | | C295 | 47uf | 16V | 6mm | SMD | | | C349 | 100uf | 35V | 6mm | SMD | | | C338 | 100uf | 35V | 6mm | SMD | | | C339 | 100uf | 35V | 6mm | SMD | | | C354 | 100uf | 35V | 6mm | SMD | | | C355 | 100uf | 35V | 6mm | SMD | | | C356 | 100uf | 35V | 6mm | SMD | | | C269 | 47uf | 16V | 6mm | SMD | | | C245 | 47uf | 16V | 6mm | SMD | | | C19 | 47uf | 35V | 8mm | SMD | | | C1081 | 220uf | 16V | 6mm | SMD | | | C13 | 100uf | 16V | 6mm | SMD | | | C26 | 100uf | 16V | 6mm | SMD | | | C85 | 47uf | 16V | 6mm | SMD | | | C126 | 47uf | 16V | 6mm | SMD | | | C1080 | 220uf | 16V | 6mm | SMD | | | C220 | 150uf | 16V | 10mm | SMD | Polymer Low ESR OSCON Cap | | C343 | 150uf | 16V | 10mm | SMD | Polymer Low ESR OSCON Cap | | C357 | 150uf | 16V | 10mm | SMD | Polymer Low ESR OSCON Cap | | C351 | 150uf | 16V | 10mm | SMD | Polymer Low ESR OSCON Cap |
*I replaced all of my caps except the tiny one mentioned at the top of the post, but the 4x 150uf @ 16V caps are polymer OSCON low ESR caps. These probably don't need to be replaced. They certainly aren't going to leak, they are NOT electrolytic caps. I assume they used these caps for a reason, so I replaced them with the same low ESR polymer OSCON caps, but like I said, they almost certainly don't need to be replaced. I figure if I'm going to replace the caps, I'm going to just take care of all of them while I'm in there. | Posted by: JimMack on 2025-05-17 12:32:24 Thx brother. I appreciate your help- great stuff. I’d like to help you identify the value of the tiny 2mm cap you referenced above. Specifically, what board is it located on & its location on the board. Cheers! | Posted by: mcbeav on 2025-05-18 16:24:22
Thx brother. I appreciate your help- great stuff. I’d like to help you identify the value of the tiny 2mm cap you referenced above. Specifically, what board is it located on & its location on the board. Cheers! It's on the logic board. It looks like a cap and has 2 values, but there is no series identifier on it, and I can't find any replacements with the same values. You could obviously use a cap rated for a higher voltage but that has me questioning if it's for sure a cap and not something else. It's near the ports on the logic board, I've circled it in the photo | Posted by: JimMack on 2025-05-18 22:22:20 Thx. I’ll check my logic board & check the cap to see if I can provide the value. It may take a few days, since the unit is in storage. More to come. | Posted by: JimMack on 2025-05-19 11:15:42 C12 is definitely a cap with pos/neg indicators (pic attached). I read it as 22uF, 4V, 3MM diameter SMD. Good luck with the recap. Cheers! | Posted by: mcbeav on 2025-05-19 11:41:06
C12 is definitely a cap with pos/neg indicators (pic attached). I read it as 22uF, 4V, 3MM diameter SMD. Good luck with the recap. Cheers! View attachment 86881 You're the man! Thanks brother I really appreciate the help! | Posted by: JimMack on 2025-05-19 15:40:10 It’s the least I can do. Thank you for the comprehensive caps list. | | 1 |
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