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| So my 8500 PSU just went pop..help! |
Posted by: haemogoblin on 2014-11-14 10:41:46
Hooked up my 8500 after not using it for a while and the PSU went crack, followed by a not so great smell coming from the rear of the case.
I'm guessing replacing the PSU will be near to impossible? Unless I can find a fellow member with a spare.
I've read you can use ATX PSU's, is it hard to rewire? I dont mind fiddling with the odd LED circuit, but power supplies are a whole other ball game.
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Posted by: Macdrone on 2014-11-14 11:01:08
It would be pretty simple to pull it apart and recap, everything is pretty big.
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Posted by: MJ313 on 2014-11-14 11:05:29
If fixing it doesn't work out, OWC ships Internationally.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Apple/610923/
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Posted by: uniserver on 2014-11-14 12:04:38
did it still work? maybe it was just the ac filter cap?
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Posted by: haemogoblin on 2014-11-15 00:12:38
In array from home till Sunday night, but I'll check when I get back. It was a pretty distinct smell, like something had burnt. So I suspect something in the PSU has popped.
How hard are they to remove from the case?
James
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Posted by: Macdrone on 2014-11-15 12:47:48
As easy as any pic, usually a screw or two, undo the wires and remove.
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Posted by: haemogoblin on 2014-11-18 02:32:59
Well I've ordered a replacement PSU from a company on eBay, including shipping $65.
Its a chunk of money, but it will give me a replacement psu and a working machine.
Going to look at removing the existing one out from the powermac
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