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To be clear, I have no objection to anyone wanting to explore for themselves. I’d be happy to offer and feedback I can, but I’ve been down this road before with 3d prints of the bezel and it ended badly. Just don’t want MacEffects associated with an inferior part. There are some applications...

For those wondering, I believe the only ABS part on the iMac G3 (as compared to polycarbonate) is this bezel. Unfortunately, as you can see, they added fire retardant (“FR”) which is the root cause of extreme brittleness. This structural bezel needed to have the rigidity of ABS as it held the...

Given that none of the people complaining ever bother to create anything of their own for the community at any price, speaks a lot more of them than us. Please lead the community by example if we are not providing enough value to the community.

I'm not going to argue the UCC § 2-316 with randos on the internet. Zero benefit but tons of risk for something we know will not work in most 3d printers would be unethical and could expose us to liabilities. Please, by all means, create your own.

3 Revisions on our tooling is certainly enough evidence that the tolerances are tight. The front bezel provides structural connection to several areas of the iMac. Anything an LLC provides whether free or for a fee comes with an implied warranty and is difficult to disclaim. We have tried...

A lot of discussion appears to be going on about MacEffects intentions and it's offensive that one would imply we are doing something only for profit and don't care about the community. The Kickstarter alone did not cover the costs, about 60% and the rest was self-funded. We are taking a huge...

Looks to be British.

To be fair, the reason I shared the link is because JDW is an electrical engineer and I figured that might support the view that it’s perfectly acceptable and won’t hurt the sound circuitry of an SE. Of course, others had validated before I proposed the solution and I cannot see a material...

I've sold over 100 of these speakers with zero complaints other than folks commenting of the Ohm (8 vs 63) difference. JDW discusses this in his video at the time sampled link Extensive testing has been performed to ensure it will work and not hurt the Mac.

Sweet!

SWEET!

My iMac G3 700mhz is in a sad shape with a cracked bezel, grinding hard drive, and popping at the fly back transformer, and in need of capacitor replacements. I've put off doing anything with this until I know I can actually put it back together!

I have the Verilog emulation of a NuBus video card, however, 12v <> 5v and PCB design for it is beyond our skill level.

Yes, that will be back in stock tonight! I'm beyond thrilled it reached the goal. It is too late to save many older Macs but now the iMac G3 machines can certainly be saved! The iMac bezel issue is a combination of heat, sunlight, general age, and mostly the chemistry of the plastic (fire...

Yep, RIFA capacitor strikes again!

Those will be a stretch goal of only $2500 more than the primary goal. If met all bezels will include them.

That was a major factor for sure. But it makes the Color Classic a viable option to make a case for but mainly for aesthetics. The mold is smaller and cheaper and way more demand. Sadly those aren’t nearly as brittle so it won’t be to helpful. Doing the iMac G3 bezel now keeps these machines...

Given the massive cost and so few remaining theres just no way. It would be like a $65k goal and the chances are near zero.

Oh and no, these won’t be for the earlier tray loading models.

Yes, these will come in original light gray and a clear option, of course. I did make 6100 feet for what it’s worth. If this is successful, other Macs may be considered. The 500 series are too far gone to work given the cost of massive tooling. But PowerBooks, LC pizza box, Color Classic, are...