So my 8500 PSU just went pop..help!

[haemogoblin]

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.

 

[Macdrone]

It would be pretty simple to pull it apart and recap, everything is pretty big.

 

[MJ313]

If fixing it doesn't work out, OWC ships Internationally.

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Apple/610923/

 

[uniserver]

did it still work?   maybe it was just the ac filter cap?

 

[haemogoblin]

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

 

[Macdrone]

As easy as any pic, usually a screw or two, undo the wires and remove.

 

[haemogoblin]

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