The yoyo power adapters are lousy and poorly designed. I'm on my 2nd one for my Pismo in 2 years. The first one started sparking at the Powerbook end about 14 months after I got my Pismo. Then it failed completely.
The cord going to the Pismo is wayyyyy too flimsy and fragile... Nick on 11/2/02 12:10 AM, Charlie Meyerson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > For the second time in less than a year, I've just received a replacement > yo-yo adapter from Apple for my graphite iBook (SE). Two now have developed > shorts or some other defect that prevents the iBook from getting a charge > (no green or orange light at the computer's power-input; one can even see > sparks in one adapter cord, where it plugs into the computer). To its > credit, Apple has provided replacements speedily and without hassle, even > though the iBook has technically been out of warranty for a few weeks now. > > But, gosh, I dread the seemingly inevitable time when Apple refuses to > replace another failed adapter. > > Questions for the assembled members of this list: > > Is my experience unusual? > > Has anyone come up with a strategy to extend the life of these (seemingly) > troubled adapters? > > Of the three adapters I've had now, the first jack fit extremely tightly; > the second was relatively loose; and the latest seems somewhere in the > middle. Which is best? > > And the iBook's battery now has a scant charge-life of about 20 minutes. > Could the faulty adapters have cut into the battery's life? Or is a year of > daily use about all one can expect from an iBook (SE) battery? > > Thanks to all for your insight -- > > Charlie Meyerson > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:G-Books-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:G-Books-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
