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My Mac Se power supply has been exhibiting a very strange symptom for
sometime now: If the case temperature is less than about 75F, the power
supply takes time to startup. For example, if its 60F outside, it took 3
Hours! Sometimes the blow dryer seems to be the only way to wake it up.

After opening up the power supply, I found that there is a vertical board
which is the temperature sensitive part of the supply. Seeing that I could
not repair it my self, I have called several places and got the
following responses:

MY LOCAL AUTHOURTIZED APPLE SERVICE CENTER :
 This is actually the NC State's Hardware services center, their labor rates
are lower than the market (I hope). 

 their response: $155 for power supply exchange + labor, total expected to
be around $200.

MAYA COMPUTER - VERMONT (Advertised in the back of MAcWorld)

 Repair may cost $100-150, exchange, about 175.


Seeing the IBM Power supply prices around $50, I am wondering why i) the
replacement cost is so expensive, considering that the SE supply is not
radically different than any of the others ii) There are any less expensive
alternatives to this problem?

Any help will be appreciated

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Caglan M. Aras             | cma@csl.ncsu.edu    |  Opinions: Do they  
N.C State Univ.            | aras@eceris.ncsu.edu|  count anyway? 
ECE Dept. Robotics Lab     |                     |