>Hi, Listers-
>
>It's good to be back on here after some vacation time. However, the reason
>which prompted me to do this is NOT so good. My Duo Dock II started
>ticking... and it won't take in the Duo. I'm guessing that this is the
>dreaded "tick of death" I've heard tell about, right? I'm also guessing
>that this means "bad power supply"???
Means that it's a bad capacitor in the power supply. if you look at
http://discovery.geeks.dhs.org/~hans/photos/culprit.jpg you can see a
picture of the sucker.
>
>What is the best, least expensive (if the two can be used together in the
>same sentence) fix for this? I really don't want to sink a fortune into the
>Duo, as I'm considering getting an iBook one of these days. Can anyone help
>me?
it's a pretty easy fix, if you're at all familiar with a soldering
Iron. The dead part is a $0.10 part from Rat Shack too. :) Replace
this thing with a new one and things are as good as new. I found
complete instructions on fixing it complete with pictures, but I
can't seem to find the URL right now.
As long as you're careful, it's not that difficult a fix. If you
can't do it yourself, it shouldn't be that difficult to find someone
with the requisite skills.
Regards,
Hans
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