Removing & Copying My G4's Hard Drive

My old G4 died in a thunderstorm. I think the power supply is fried but the drive may still be good. I'd like to find out.
I know how to pull the drive but not sure what's involved in putting it on a sled and copying it to an external drive.
Help gratefully appreciated!
Thanks!

Hello,
One of these should work to turn it into a USB drive...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/331439831458?lpid=82&chn=ps

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