Does anyone know if just a standard 3 prong would work with this? i just bought an imac off of ebay and it didn't come with one... i don't want to spend 30bucks on a cable when i can pick one up from radio shack for 10... 
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iMac G4 power cable
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Won't fit
A standard 3-prong power cable will definitely not fit in there. Contact pins are round, not flat as they should be. The socket also has a "Mickey Mouse" shape.
Is this cable really 30 bucks? Geez... When I got my iMac G4, it had no power cable. I was able to get one for free from a guy working in a high school computer lab. I got lucky I guess! I was going to weld wires to the pins in order to adapt a standard power socket!
Congratulations for your purchase! It's a great machine, even thought it's a bit outdated... I totally love mine. Runs Leopard OK with 1.5 GB of RAM.
A standard 3-prong power cable will definitely not fit in there. Contact pins are round, not flat as they should be. The socket also has a "Mickey Mouse" shape.
Is this cable really 30 bucks? Geez... When I got my iMac G4, it had no power cable. I was able to get one for free from a guy working in a high school computer lab. I got lucky I guess! I was going to weld wires to the pins in order to adapt a standard power socket!
Congratulations for your purchase! It's a great machine, even thought it's a bit outdated... I totally love mine. Runs Leopard OK with 1.5 GB of RAM.
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This looks just like the pins though
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At first glance, that should do it. Did it work?