G5 powermac antenna finds wireless but time's out instantly.. help!

I'm hoping someone might be able to shed some light on something.
I have a macbook using airport that picks up wireless(usually 2 networks). Unfortunately, I'm subletting paying for using the 1 of 2 networks.
Anyways, the G5 I have, has the airport extreme card, and antenna in place. It finds the 1 or 2 networks, but as soon as I click on one, it always times out very fast. Once I opened the G5 up, reinserted the extreme card, and sat on the tower, while adjusting the antenna at every angle and got it to work for a short while(funny picture if you think about it). I'm pondering, but i'm not sure how to do it... share the airport connection through my macbook to it? Any ideas?
I don't know if it's just a stupid thing where the G5 is in a place in my apartment and between the housing and antenna it just doesn't like to pick up networks. Even though my macbook in the same room picks up tons of networks. Am I missing something?
alanc

Well, you could certainly try speaking with Apple Customer Support (not AppleCare) about the issue and see if they'll make an exception since you're barely out of warranty.
Otherwise, depending on how mechanically inclined you are, you could attempt to replace the power supply yourself. It's possible to find the Apple Service Manuals online, but you'll have to search for them.
Apple parts sellers will probably have the power supply for less than the $800 you're being quoted. Of course, some of that price probably includes labor, I assume.
http://www.welovemacs.com/g5toma.html It's in U.S. dollars, but I see that $800 NZD is about $555 USD, so this would save you some money if you're able to do it yourself.

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