G4 Cube processor spacer

[Bambuizeled]

Hi all, I pulled my G4 cube apart to add a fan and I also repasted the processor, during this is lost one of the little spacers between the motherboard and the processor board. I searched my dining room top to bottom and couldn't find it so it must have walked somewhere else. I was curious and assembled the computer to see if it would still work and it did so I wanted to ask few questions.

1. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement?
2. Are there any long term side effects of not using the spacer?
3. Is the spacer super critical to the mac functioning?

Thank you all for your time.

- Bam

First picture is the spacer second picture is the cube with the missing spacer and the installed spacer.

 

[herd]

It's not loose somewhere inside the Cube is it? You may be able to buy one from a Cube that's being parted out, but as you've found it is not critical.

If it were my Cube, I'd probably make one out of plastic. A piece of Bic pen maybe?

 

[François]

Maybe you can find a standard metallic spacer that would fit? It would not have the smaller rings protruding from each end, but I think those are only there to facilitate assembly.

 

[lobust]

A ten minute job for someone with a lathe if you wanted a like for like replacement.

Similarly quick with a 3d printer.

I'd replace it either way, there is potential for the spring pressure to warp the board over time and possibly cause bad connections in the connector...

 

[Bambuizeled]

It's not loose somewhere inside the Cube is it? You may be able to buy one from a Cube that's being parted out, but as you've found it is not critical.

If it were my Cube, I'd probably make one out of plastic. A piece of Bic pen maybe?

I had thought this too for awhile but I didn't find it after removing the DVD drive it genuinely walked away

 

[Bambuizeled]

It's not loose somewhere inside the Cube is it? You may be able to buy one from a Cube that's being parted out, but as you've found it is not critical.

If it were my Cube, I'd probably make one out of plastic. A piece of Bic pen maybe?

Bic pen is a great idea!

Ih'll have to see if the inner diameter is a match

 

[Bambuizeled]

It's not loose somewhere inside the Cube is it? You may be able to buy one from a Cube that's being parted out, but as you've found it is not critical.

If it were my Cube, I'd probably make one out of plastic. A piece of Bic pen maybe?

Okay so here's what i have.

 

[Bambuizeled]

I FOUND IT

Thank you all so much for your time.

 

[François]

Lost items always end up in the most improbable places!

And by the way, anyone knows why there is a sticker on the IDE cable that says DVD RAM FOLD LINE, as can be seen in this photo? Did Apple consider a DVD RAM option for the Cube?

 

[Bambuizeled]

Lost items always end up in the most improbable places!

And by the way, anyone knows why there is a sticker on the IDE cable that says DVD RAM FOLD LINE, as can be seen in this photo? Did Apple consider a DVD RAM option for the Cube?

I didnt even realize it was ram, I thought it had said ROM, ive noticed a few different things with the cube, like I feel the qc wasnt the best, ive seen a few crooked components soldered to the board, even my processor had a misaligned component.

Did any macs even support dvd ram?