Faulty capacitors on G5s?

[drake]

Odd I don't see any discussion here on this:

http://news.com.com/PCs+plagued+by+bad+capacitors/2100-1041-5942647.html?part=dht&tag=ntop&tag=nl.e703

[Sun Baked]

Yes, Apple was nailed with this on the iMac G5.

These caps went into a lot of electronics during the period the factory was cranking out some bad caps.

It is/was widespread problem.

[generik]

At least it was a reputable japanese manufacturer, so we can't really fault Apple for buying dodgey parts.