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The first model of the iMac line of personal computers made by Apple. The iMac G3 was produced between 1998 and 2003.

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What part goes first?

I have my old dumpster iMac G3 here with some issues i am looking into

The speakers are shot, but I will not bother, read on why not.

This computer has pink and green color bands where theyshould not be, but I don't worry too much, propably because I maximize the useable screen on it

The main issue is that this computer has a tendency to give a yellow colro issue all over the monitor, but it can still be used, the easiest(and safest) way to fix is to give the back a firm, but gentle slap to fix(i know as a tech not to do this, but i care about my life and will not use a CRT as a suicide tool by accident)

i have hard it's the downconverter, analog board, or CRT, sometimes all 3

Anyone know better about these computers having this failure and the dying part? I know how to take it all apart, I just refuse to, I'll pull the logicboard and downconverter from the bottom, along with the other parts, but this is it!

I'll do the downconverter, but that is it

update

casing cracked pretty bad, and ripping this apart turned into a crubling mess, but i got the CRT out, and the analog board, for a non cracking case one, if i keep the analog board

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If a slap fixes it, go over the CRT board and touch up all the "cold solder joints", that will probably fix it. This would repair 75% of all CRT monitors that I've had to work on. http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthre... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldering

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I should add the plastic that holds the CRT in is cracking, from sitting by outside heat, not slapping, i slap just hard enough to cause it to work and that's it, and only when it is bad, and a screw post broke out of place, due to weight of the monitor

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CRTs are dangerous to DIYers - take care.

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I am not 100% sure if i want to try it just yet..... as i said in a comical way at first, i am not using a CRT as a suicide tool if i get shocked, in a serious way, if i do, this will not be rushed if i bother to try

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The shock could be very serious - deadly in fact.

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so it's best I get a new PPC mac?

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