You should contact Apple immediately. When calling let them know of the smell, that should be considered a product safety concern.
On 28 Sep 2009, at 20:03, Andrew Main wrote: > > I'm working on an iBook G3 500MHz. When it starts up, it emits a > strong smell, like something in it is burning or baking. The smell > gradually lessens, but even an hour later is still noticeable. I've > noticed this before in iBooks of this vintage; I think I saw some > discussion of it, years ago, but don't remember where. It does smell > like something I'd rather not be breathing, but I don't know if it's > anything serious regarding the iBook's condition. > > Does anyone have any idea what this smell is, if it's anything to > worry about? > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
