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<blockquote data-quote="hughvane" data-source="post: 740844" data-attributes="member: 56231"><p>Welcome to the eMac club - despite what some others say ;D. Yes, it IS of good use.</p><p></p><p>What would I do in your situation? Firstly, get all the info you can about that particular model of eMac.</p><p></p><p>Second, search this and other forums exhaustively for information about the eMac and its well-known capacitor issue. Some who've had the capacitor problem have found much cheaper ways than $400 of fixing it.</p><p></p><p>Thirdly, you may never in fact encounter the capacitor problem. A Tip: do not let your eMac get too hot, as that accelerates the process that causes the faulty capacitors to bulge, and eventually leak; and switch it off overnight, or if leaving it unused for several hours.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hughvane, post: 740844, member: 56231"] Welcome to the eMac club - despite what some others say ;D. Yes, it IS of good use. What would I do in your situation? Firstly, get all the info you can about that particular model of eMac. Second, search this and other forums exhaustively for information about the eMac and its well-known capacitor issue. Some who've had the capacitor problem have found much cheaper ways than $400 of fixing it. Thirdly, you may never in fact encounter the capacitor problem. A Tip: do not let your eMac get too hot, as that accelerates the process that causes the faulty capacitors to bulge, and eventually leak; and switch it off overnight, or if leaving it unused for several hours. [/QUOTE]
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