I just wrote to Paul at After Hours Consulting and asked him for an RMA
number. I only recently got the computer from Ebay and hardly got any good
use out of it, so I'm determined to get it running right.
Now that I know what a mutimeter is, I realize I have one at home that's
from Radio Shack.
Good to hear the li-ion is still good. You saved yourself about $250 right
there.
Ilene
Tho X. Bui wrote:
> Yikes, Illene, if you don't know what a multimeter is--you will have
> zero chance of replacing this fuse. It's a meter for measuring
> resistance, voltage, amperage, etc. Between 5$ to 1000$ depending on
> the model. A 5$ variety is what needed here.
>
> Here is where the fuse located:
> http://pages.prodigy.net/blah/_images/openedpb2400.jpg
> http://pages.prodigy.net/blah/_images/fuse.jpg
>
> It's a tiny thing, a bout the size of a grain of rice. It's soldered
> onto the board there right behind the battery terminals. It's also
> surrounded by rather tall components like capacitors and inductors and
> the structure of the pb.
>
> I replaced it by touch soldering some leads onto the terminals of the
> old fuse and then touch solder a new fuse onto those lead. Not for the
> faint of heart. I was willing to do this because I don't want to invest
> in any more money on this machine, so it's either using it without out
> battery or else...Not only that, I still do not know why the fuse is
> blown. It could be that it's old and about to go anyway, but it could
> also be some other problem that caused it. Only time will tell now.
>
> I'm not sure I would recommend this procedure for anyone elsoe to do.
> You have to be very comfortable with wielding a soldering iron.
> However, it is a good thing to verify that the fuse is indeed broken,
> IMO, by using a...multimeter to check if the fuse is blown.
>
> As someone suggested, DT&T will do this particular repair for $150.
>
> Oh, my PRAM battery came back to life too. Although this happens a day
> or two before the "repair." I unplugged it completely overnight and put
> it back on in the morning, and it just came back. This requires partial
> dissassembly of the machine.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Tho
>
>
>
> Ilene Courland wrote:
>>
>> Help me! Explain! What is a multimeter? Help! Help! Mine is still flummoxed
>> and crippled.
>>
>> Does your pram work too? Where is the F2-amp surface mount? Sing!
>>
>> Ilene
>>
>> Tho X. Bui wrote:
>>
>>> Joy oh Joy!!!
>>>
>>> I got my machine to charge the batteries again. In fact, one of them
>>> was still full. My multimeter was bad!
>>> At anyrate, I replaced the F2 5-amp surface mount fuse after a very
>>> hairy operation. But it worked!
>>>
>>> It's Alive! It's alive!!!
>>>
>>> Thanks all very much for your help.
>>>
>>> I will try to get together a document and give to somebody here to keep
>>> on their web site. I did take pictures along the way. It's ugly, but
>>> it's sure is functional.
>>>
>>> IT'S ALIVE!
>>>
>>> Tho
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