I know this is old, but I thought I'd inform everyone that this does in fact work. The unit will boot when connected to power via these contacts, and will charge/attempt to charge the battery. One caveat: The orange indicator light does not light when using the "alternate charging contacts" as it relies on a resistor connecting the shroud and sense contact in the yoyo connector. Maybe a dummy connector could be made to get it back. As is, the green light comes on when contact is made, and shuts off about a second later, to come on again when the battery is fully charged, or not present.
I have booted so far just holding the wires in place by hand, next I am going to fabricate a baseplate with finish nails and wood. -- 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/
