Timeline for What should I do to clean up a Power Mac G3 that's been outside for two years?
Current License: CC BY-SA 3.0
8 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2023 at 5:16 | comment | added | Arthur Kalliokoski | Matt Lacey, power supplies are usually designed to shut themselves down if they don't have a reasonable load on them. Maybe it'll nudge the fan a few degrees, but that's about it. | |
| Sep 7, 2016 at 13:30 | comment | added | user | I would recommend making sure the circuit is protected by a ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI), known by different names in different parts of the world, approved for use for protecting human life, before plugging in the computer and turning it on. Doing so provides an extra layer of safety particularly in case of a PSU problem. | |
| Sep 7, 2016 at 4:04 | comment | added | Matt Lacey♦ | On testing the PSU first, I did this with a PC recently. Unplugged the motherboard power connector and used a multimeter to test the voltages present on the plug before trying it connected. | |
| Sep 6, 2016 at 14:39 | vote | accept | Ezra | ||
| Sep 6, 2016 at 9:49 | history | edited | Chenmunka♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Added detail
|
| Sep 6, 2016 at 9:37 | history | rollback | Chenmunka♦ |
Rollback to Revision 1
|
|
| Sep 6, 2016 at 9:29 | history | edited | Chenmunka♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Added detail
|
| Sep 6, 2016 at 9:13 | history | answered | Chenmunka♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |