I came across this thread whilst researching what to do about the failed PSU on my own G68 ADV, an early model fitted with the UMEC PSU and well out of warranty. I ended up ordering the latest type of PSU that M fit, which is one of these:

http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?sku=1176970

I also learned that M recommends replacing all the capacitors on the motherboard and some on two of the other boards too, so I ordered these as well � total cost around �50 inc. VAT & shipping.

If you can wield a soldering iron and can also drill four holes in the PSU cage to accommodate the smaller new PSU then the work involved is fairly straightforward. It is nevertheless time consuming, mainly because so much disassembly /reassembly is involved to get to the motherboard. Be warned though, if replacing one type of PSU with another � the connector pin-outs to the motherboard are not the same! It really is to Phase 3�s credit that they made no charge for fitting the PSU to Malcolm�s G68.

Now if you�ve followed the thread this far you might well conclude that M have treated Malcolm badly by charging �250 just to send �50s worth of bits for his dealer to fit. But it�s worse than that - follow the product link through, look at the spec sheet and you can see that the PSU has a three year warranty.

Malcolm, I think you should demand your money back from M.

Cheers, Roger.

p.s. Is there any call for details on replacing G68 PSUs? If so I�m sure I could put something together for the Wiki.


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