Hi Hoopie
The smoke you saw, and maybe heard a fizzy sound, was a capacitor burning out. Easy fix! Not $800.00 (unless you want it to be) Find an shop that does repairs. They can replace the capacitor for less than $200. They should be able to replace all of the caps for less than $400. My electronics repair shop replaces all caps on a amplifier for $350. These aren’t the super high end caps but they sound fantastic. They work with Macs on a regular basis! You should easily be able to find somebody in New York that can work on a Mac.
Bent
The smoke you saw, and maybe heard a fizzy sound, was a capacitor burning out. Easy fix! Not $800.00 (unless you want it to be) Find an shop that does repairs. They can replace the capacitor for less than $200. They should be able to replace all of the caps for less than $400. My electronics repair shop replaces all caps on a amplifier for $350. These aren’t the super high end caps but they sound fantastic. They work with Macs on a regular basis! You should easily be able to find somebody in New York that can work on a Mac.
Bent