I am trying to figure out why my iMac G3 won't boot. The component I am currently suspicious of is the transformer on the pictures.
From the 4 wires in to the 9 wires out it seems to have two primary windings, and then 4 secondary windings + a center tab. Please correct me if I'm wrong, I'm a noob in electronics.
I can't find any details on this transformer, of the schematics of the board. I measure 130v AC going in, and 1 to maximum 3 volts AC going out. My guesstimate is that this should be a 130v AC to 12v AC stepdown transformer and the component is bad.
So, am I correct in my assumption and are there any drop-in replacements available. If not how do I go about and fix this?
Also, schematics would be awesome but I'm drawing blanks.
From the 4 wires in to the 9 wires out it seems to have two primary windings, and then 4 secondary windings + a center tab. Please correct me if I'm wrong, I'm a noob in electronics.
I can't find any details on this transformer, of the schematics of the board. I measure 130v AC going in, and 1 to maximum 3 volts AC going out. My guesstimate is that this should be a 130v AC to 12v AC stepdown transformer and the component is bad.
So, am I correct in my assumption and are there any drop-in replacements available. If not how do I go about and fix this?
Also, schematics would be awesome but I'm drawing blanks.
