Digital Audio won't start up

Need a little help from the experts. Finally scored a clinker off eBay ... my first in about a dozen tries.
When I push the start button on the 533mhz DA, the red LED on the motherboard lights briefly - then goes out; the cooling fan starts - then dies. This is true whether I continue to hold the start button or release it.
I have removed the start button assembly and fitted it to another DA ... where it works.
I have checked the voltage of the PRAM battery - which reads good - and also swapped it with another working battery. No help.
I have pushed (once) the PMU button and held it down about 15 seconds. No joy.
I have checked the pinout readings of the 22 pin main connector; connecting across pins 22 & 11 gives a steady 28v., across 1 & 11, 4 & 11, and 10 & 11 gives a momentary spike and then nothing.
If I read the Power Supply Voltage Test Article correctly it looks as if I'm ready for a new Power Supply, but is there anything I may have missed? I'd hate to spring for a Power Supply and then discover I'd missed something else - probably obvious.
Any help would be appreciated &c. You guys have contributed greatly to this tinkerer's education ... without the Forum I'd likely still be wondering where's the slot I put my quarter in.
Regards ..... Jon

Do you know if this G4 has been sitting for an extended period, unplugged from an electrical outlet? If that's the case, the internal battery is undoubtedly very weak or dead, so I'd recommend replacing it (3.6-volt ½AA lithium). Have you checked all of the critical internal components, and made sure that the connections are secure and that the memory and PCI cards are fully-seated? If left unused for an extended period, there may be oxidization in the slots, compromising the connection. I'd remove the memory and PCI/AGP cards and inspect the gold-plated contacts. If darkened, I'd gently clean them with a soft gum eraser. Be sure to blow off all rubber shavings, and then reinstall them.

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Do you know if this G4 has been sitting for an extended period, unplugged from an electrical outlet? If that's the case, the internal battery is undoubtedly very weak or dead, so I'd recommend replacing it (3.6-volt ½AA lithium). Have you checked all of the critical internal components, and made sure that the connections are secure and that the memory and PCI cards are fully-seated? If left unused for an extended period, there may be oxidization in the slots, compromising the connection. I'd remove the memory and PCI/AGP cards and inspect the gold-plated contacts. If darkened, I'd gently clean them with a soft gum eraser. Be sure to blow off all rubber shavings, and then reinstall them.

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Hi, thanks for responding.
I've made a couple of changes, double-checked everything, and I have to say that now 10.4.8 has been on my machine for a few days, it's a lot more stable. No crashes. Maybe it just needed to "settle in", ha ha. I also got a router and went wireless, something I needed to do so my wife could use her laptop to get online. This seems to have solved the connection dropping.
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Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 07:53:14 -0800
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