on 26/05/04 04:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Just wanted to ask your opinion on the most likely cause of the following > problem: > > - Pismo 400 cannot charge battery in either bay > - the computer will occasionally turn off by itself if on battery power; > also occasionally turns off when on AC power > > Does this sound like the AC/charging board on the logic board? It's a > separate part from the logic board isn't it? That is, if I find one on ebay, > etc., I can swap out just the board?
Looks like the Power Management Unit, or charging board. Yes, it separate from the logic board and you can just swap out the board. I got one on eBay the other day for around $15. It's hell to replace though, as you have to completely strip the Pismo down... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe, trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." -Rich Cook -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
