Gigabit G4 Dual 450MHz won't power on!!!!!

I tried to turn my Mac on from the power button on my Apple USB keyboard, and I noticed that the caps lock key was flickering! When I looked down at the tower I didn't see the glowing power indicator light come on. I tried powering up from the tower with no avail, I then reset my surge protector an tried both methods of powering up....nothing! I thought it might've been the cord (power), so I tried another, nada. I did hear a clicking sound (faintly) coming from the power supply. What can I do? Help me please, I've got a lot of doe wrapped up in this G4. Does anyone know where I can get a reasonably priced power supply? Or does any oneone have one they'd be willing to sell me?

Hi, JoeJo -
Before replacing the power supply, try replacing the internal battery - a weak or dead one can cause booting problems. The expected life of one is about 5 years, so if yours has never been replaced it's overdue.
After doing that, try resetting the PMU -
Article #95037 - G4 (AGP) - Resetting PMU

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