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Interesting, thanks. Doesn't seem like that would totally kill the drive but maybe it's at least part of the problem.

Working on a SuperDrive that has no signs of life whatsoever, pulled from a G4 MDD. I confirmed it is receiving the proper voltages from the PSU. After pulling it apart, there is one IC (pictured here) that looks as if it's burned/melted. Quite odd, as everything else inside the drive looks...

Aside from occasional and sporadic issues with the motherboard/display/trackpad etc., these machines actually seem to be on the more reliable side if they have not experienced major damage (e.g., drop/fall) and have been stored in hospitable conditions. The original hard drives are the most...

Great shots, thanks for sharing. My recollection is that they kept a similar design for the G3 Kanga packaging, before switching to the much-cleaner green/white aesthetic for the Wallstreet (the earliest PBG3 box I have). I dig the vibe.

It's several months later, but here are some photos of the main board assembly from my TAM PSU. I am certain that I was the first person to ever open it. It is working normally (I recently opened it up for a preventative recap). By "blue and pink wire", do you mean a single wire that is both...