Mac will no longer turn on - iMac G4 (Flat Panel)

I have an iMac G4 (Flat Panel) that will not turn on. I've tried to obvious things such as changing the power lead/fuse etc., but this hasn't solved it. If you hold the power button in you can hear a faint 'ticking' sound coming from inside the Mac, but it doesn't power up. I'm guessing something more serious has 'blown' inside, but I have no idea whether it's a lost cause, or something that could be easily fixed. Any ideas?

Hello Matt,
I have the same problem you describe. You may want to try what I did to bring the iMac back on. I just leave it alone for a day, with the power cord disconnected. Then I try my luck by connecting the power cord back and start up again. Some patience is needed here as I am successful only after half a dozen of retries. I also hold the power button until I see the lights on the mouse comes on.
Once ON everything works fine..software restart is not an issue either..just dont shut down..then u may have to to wait another day to try again..I was lucky four times and did this in the past week. ..can be frustrating but lucky i still have the G5 to use.
I dont have the proper solution to the problem and still trying to figure out what is the cause..I have reset the PMU (see apple support website on resetting the PMU) but the problem still remains. Another forum participant suggested to change the internal battery (an inexpensive exercise) but Apple website advice us not to do it and let them do it..but I will likely try to do it myself later.
For the time being, hope you can start up the machine like i did.
Seong Tatt

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