On Feb 4, 2010, at 6:50 AM, John Carmonne wrote:
From what I have read, this phenomenon is due to degradation of the
fluorescent backlight. It can be replaced, but the instructions I
have read are not trivial, and the backlight tube itself is quite
fragile:
I have found the backlight and related components to be fairly
straight forward and easy to replace compared to the later
PowerBooks. But that's just me:-)
John Carmonne
"Easier than later PowerBooks" in no way negates that the process is
non-trivial and the tubes are very fragile and easy to break. This is
still not a repair task for a novice.
Simply because K2 is harder to climb than Everest does NOT mean
Everest is a walk in the park...
--
Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
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