Update: Purchased a new adaptor and still exhibiting same problems. Battery isn't charging, but known to be good - keep getting the calculating... symbol.
Any other opinions whether its the sound card DC-in or PMU board? Thank You, Ti On Nov 18, 10:57 pm, [email protected] wrote: > A way to check this is with a known good power adapter, If you can't borrow > one then a consideration > would be to buy a new standard (non yo yo type) off ebay very cheap now days, > The investment can > be justified due to the unreliability of the yo yo's will cause a purchase of > a new adapter anyway. It's > worth a shot compared to boards and paying to have them replaced, unless you > do your own work. > I like to work on this stuff but not all do. > > John wtmm > > 24 kids all named Mac > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ti <[email protected]> > To: G-Books <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Nov 18, 2009 6:58 pm > Subject: Re: Lombard Intermittent Battery Charge > > Thanks for the responses. I am hearing a few different things > ranging from power adaptor, to sound card to PMU board. > > The sparks occur at the yoyo connector, not the wall plug and not at > the CPU dc-in. And only occurs when I am connecting the 2 parts of > the power adaptor. > > The Tiger profiler power reading says different things depending on > the situation - for example this is the lightning bolt reading: > > AC Charger Information: > > AC Charger (Watts): 0 > Connected: Yes > Charging: No > > Anyway to isolate which of the 3 potential problems is the culprit? > > On Nov 18, 7:21 pm, Clark Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Howard Katz wrote: > > > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 3:25 PM, Clark Martin <[email protected] > > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > The fact that it's intermittent strongly implies it's a problem in the > > > power adapter or sound in card. Since you are seeing sparks with the > > > power adapter I'd suggest fixing / replacing that as a first step. > > > You > > > should do that regardless of the other problem. If you replace the > > > adapter and you still have problem getting power into the computer > > > then > > > look at the sound card. > > > > Actually, IIRC, sparks when the power cord is attached to the adapter is > > > normal for te yo-yo adapter. People suggested attaching the cord to the > > > adapter 1st, then plugging it into the wall. > > > Getting sparks right at the contacts when you plug the adapter into the > > wall outlet or plugging the AC cord into the adapter is normal and > > nothing to be worried about. > > > There is a known problem with the yoyo adapter where sparks are seen > > INSIDE the plastic connectors. This is altogether different and a > > BAD(TM) thing that needs to be fixed. > > > So, to the OP, is the sparking occurring where and as the prongs contact > > the socket or is it inside the plastic connector that plugs into the > > laptop. > > > -- > > Clark Martin > > Redwood City, CA, USA > > Macintosh / Internet Consulting > > > "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" > > -- > 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 athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.htmland our netiquette > guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/g-books > > Support for older Macs:http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- 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] To leave 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/
