On Mar 19, 2010, at 9:11 PM, Jim Scott wrote: > > On Mar 19, 2010, at 8:53 PM, Clark Martin wrote: > >> On 3/19/10 9:35 PM, Tom and Lisa Peters wrote: >>>> >>>> I disassembled my G3 iBook 500 and I have lost the little magnet that >>>> goes just under the keyboard. Can someone tell me what it's for? I'll >>>> get one if necessary. >>>> I'm sure it'll show up somewhere, some place. >>>> >>>> John Carmonne >>>> Yorba Linda USA >>> >>> Sleep sensor. Without the magnet, the book will not sleep if you close >>> the lid. >> >> I don't know if there are two magnets or one that does double duty but there >> is also a magnet that pulls the hook down as you close the lid. > > > There are two magnets. One is a small rectangular piece that's glued to the > bottom side of the top case in the lower right corner right by the keyboard > opening. The other is the bottom latch mechanism which has been magnetized to > attract the latch hook in the LCD assembly. > -- Jim Scott >
The one that's missing is about 6.5mm diameter and 4mm long. it fits in a screw hole in the center top opening for the keyboard in the vicinity of the numlock key. John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA -- 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/ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g-books+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
