On 13 May 2009, at 19:06:20 PDT, William Gates wrote:
> Hey, > I have an iBook G3, 366MHz with 576 MB SDRAM running OS 10.3.9 > I have replaced the speaker recently, up-graded the ram, purchased a > new battery and I am very pleased with its surprising performance. > However I have a problem with the A/C power port. I have to wiggle > the cable once it is plugged in until it lights up orange (charging > Mode). And I am afraid that eventually I will not be able to charge > it no matter how much I play with the A/C port. The problem doesn't > seem to be with the A/C power cable, but rather with the IBook A/C > port. Does any one know anything about the i book g3 clam shell rack > charging system? So I can just charge it from the alternate A/C port > on the Bottom of the computer? If so, How can I get one of these? > Help, > Bill Gates ------------------- Hmmm. Never heard about that port. My clamshell is the first version. I had (and now have again) the same charging problem. The DC port is on a postage stamp sized board mounted on the mail logic board. the port broke loose from the small board. I soldered it back, but evidently didn't bent the solder tab enough when I did the soldering and the port broke loose again. I just haven't had the motivation to disassemble the thing again for another try at a fix. Good luck! Ken http://mysite.verizon.net/res7gt1w/stackomacs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's G-Books list, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
