Well I guess the only way to find out wether it was the psu's fault or not, is to put it on an old motherboard (say a pentium 1 motherboard) and see what happens. Of course it shouldn't be anything more expensive than 20-30 euros off-Ebay, so that if something else gets burned it won't be a terrible loss of money.

Hi there again..

Just called my Amiga dealer, i explained the
situation, he told me it has happened before
with other users.

I only have to bring the cpu card and he will send
it away for repairs. can take several weeks.

I told him i was thinking my psu could be broke,
he didn't had a anwser to that, so i decided to
buy a new one when i receive my cpu card back
again, just to be safe.

For now it's waiting..

Probably it would be wise to integrate fuses to the PSU outputs. Or meters to check the voltage during operation. Something like that...

/me shuddering when thinking of the fact that my poor Peggy runs on a noname cheapo PSU

Make sure you have - at the least - a very high quality surge protector, and if you can afford it, either a line conditioner (this will keep voltage within a couple percent of spec no matter how much it fluctuates in an area) or a UPS (the battery also isolates the stuff plugged into it from unruly local voltages).

Most electronic failures can be attributed to bad line voltage conditions. If not destroying components outright, they can through attrition cost you money. And any power supply is the first stop. Lots of people think their voltage is well enough regulated in their neighborhood and their power grids superior. Maybe when it comes to light bulbs. But not so when it comes to this stuff. Someone COULD turn on all their pizza ovens down the street and that can possibly interact, depending on the local wiring.

And if you have too much demand on a power conditioner or surge protector, this too can cause local fluctuations on the supplied side. A heavy-draw laser printer and an inefficient monitor and sound system plugged into the same suppressor as your computer could be too much, especially if all are switched on at the same moment.

I learned much of this from a specialist, and the circumstances leading to his involvement really cost ; }

Tnx for all the tips ppl.

I will make sure i buy a very very good
quality PSU as soon as i get my G4 back.

Hi Felix !

I had just news about mine, it has been repaired and posted... so know I just have to wait... ;)
I hope you will have soon to !

About the PSU I am not sure it is that (I had a pegasos 1 for months before and no problem) but I will change mine to be safe...

Perhaps the G4 pegasos II cpu card is just more "brittle" ?

Peg4a

What was the slogan back then again....

Light My Fire

Felix is a friend of mine so don't
take this hard

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Very funny
You just wait until your G4 dies!

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Good to hear !!
Hope they will fix my card fast

@greenboy & others

Does a UPS include a line conditioner automatically (or vice-versa) or it really depends on the quality/model you purchase?

Would you have any suggestions of such products with good quality/price value?

I just moved in an older area of Montreal and, even though the electricity lines are really efficient here, I would prefer to get better protection against possible high electical fluctuations.

Thanks :)
Fred

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Hoi ChatDEau,

Any model I've ever looked at has surge/spike suppression, and performs line conditioning (if I recall correctly) by virtue of buffering the incoming current via the battery if not actually incorporating a auto-tap transformer.

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I usually end up with what's at Costco - which is usually Tripplite, which actually is pretty good stuff and competitively priced with the other mainstays in power. But I don't know what your market would be like there, what the affordable options might be or the vendors you'd prefer.

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Yeah, paying for protection is better than paying for repairs and replacement : }