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mac27 replied to the thread Replacement MacEffects inner bezel for iMac G3.Got the new inner bezel installed. It went pretty well; took me about 3 hours (including time to document it) but obviously very much... -
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Well my gray iMac bezel arrived recently - woohoo! I'll be taking on this project within the next week or two ... and will be recording...
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mac27 replied to the thread Power Mac G4 Quicksilver main case fan replacement.The new-original replacement fan arrived today and I got it installed. It is sooooo much quieter - much much better than the other...
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mac27 replied to the thread Power Mac G4 Quicksilver main case fan replacement.Thanks, I'd assumed NOS OEM parts wouldn't be available, but nope. I picked up one of these lots and will try that out instead.
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mac27 posted the thread Power Mac G4 Quicksilver main case fan replacement in PowerMac G4, iMac G4 & eMac.Just documenting a quick little repair/maintenance item I took care of today. The main case fan in my Quicksilver was nice and quiet...
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mac27 replied to the thread Power Mac G4 Power Supply (the notoriously loud AcBel 400W "Windtunnel").OK. That means it's a Quicksilver, so it doesn't have the notoriously loud AcBel 400W "Wind tunnel" PSU from the MDDs.
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mac27 replied to the thread Power Mac G4 Power Supply (the notoriously loud AcBel 400W "Windtunnel").I mean, the Quicksilver and MDD have very different case designs (particularly the front and rear), and the internals are completely...
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mac27 replied to the thread Power Mac G4 Power Supply (the notoriously loud AcBel 400W "Windtunnel").The famous "wind tunnel" PSUs are in the MDD G4s, not the Quicksilver. Which do you have? If it's an MDD, then yes, the PSUs are...
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mac27 replied to the thread iBook G3 Clamshell display replacement failure, a cautionary tale.After spending nearly $200 on this repair and waiting nearly 2 months cumulatively for various parts, in addition to all the frustration...
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mac27 replied to the thread iBook G3 Clamshell display replacement failure, a cautionary tale.After a break from this project over the holidays I went ahead and snipped the (very tiny) plastic tabs/ridges off of the connector on...
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