Tim,
I have 3 power adapters for my 2400. One of them has an intermitent
cable and only works if I bend it a certain way, so I keep a rubber band
around it and don't move it. For about a year, I've noticed that my
powerbook flickers only when using this broken power adapter. But
lately, I haven't noticed it at all.
Next time it flickers, I suggest you pull the AC adapter plug in and out
of your powerbook for comparison. Do you see exactly the same flicker?
If so, maybe the power connector or solder on the Power/I/O board in your
powerbook is intermittent.
Jerry
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>Okay, here's my latest wonkiness.... has any one else had it (and solved
>it)?
>
>Awhile back, while the AC is plugged in, the screen would occasionally
>flicker very bright, then dim back down to normal. Over the past few
>weeks, it's gone from an occassional flick to almost constant flicker.
>At times it flickers hard and then the backlight goes completely out. I
>have to put the 2400 to sleep and wake it again to get the screen come
>back on.
>
>If the AC's unplugged, and I'm running off battery, there are no
>flickers. I've tried other AC adapters; flicker returns. So it's a
>problem with the computer, but what kind of problem?
>
>Anyone?
>
>TIA
>
>Tim Selander
>Tokyo, Japan
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