I had a surprising experience with a Fluke digital multimeter; I spilled Transmission fluid on it, and it quit working. I had to buy another one. Several months later I put batteries in it and it works like the other one. Certainly your mileage may vary. Maybe put it on ebay in one piece or part it out; I need a slot-loading combo drive myself, and the HD, memory and screen should fetch a bit.
--- Laurent Daudelin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd like to have opinions on what I should do with > my daughter's iBook. > > Back in September 2004, I purchased a 12", 1GHz > iBook for my daughter. All > was well and she was very happy. > > About a month ago, she called me and said that her > iBook was suddenly acting > strangely. I went over and noticed that the display > would only show > vertical, narrow colored lines on a black > background. I think I posted to > the list about what the problem could be. > > In anycase, I asked her what happened and she said > "nothing". I was a little > suspicious because after having used a PowerBook for > more than 3 years, I > know that things cannot get wrong all of a sudden > for no reason. > > I took the iBook, still under warranty, to the > closest Apple store. The > genius looked at it and said there was obviously > something wrong with the > main logic board and said they would have to send it > to the Apple's repair > facility. > > 3 days later, I've got an email from the Apple > repair facility asking me to > call them because they had discovered a problem. I > knew that this wouldn't > be good so I called my daughter immediately and told > her what was happening > and that before calling Apple, I wanted to have the > truth. Sure enough, > something wrong happened. She actually spilled water > over the keyboard and > since she didn't know what to do and didn't want to > tell me, you can imagine > the consequences. > > So, I called Apple and they confirmed what I had > just found out. There was > still liquid residues on the motherboard and this > had shorted the display > circuit. It seems that the computer is still working > fine because I was able > to boot it in target disk mode just fine. > > Anyway, Apple quoted me at over $750 to replace the > motherboard of the iBook > who was purchased for $1000. > > So, what are my options here? I thought I could > maybe find a replacement for > less and replace it myself, since I have > disassembled various PowerBooks and > was able to put them back together and they still > worked. However, that > would probably void her warranty. OTOH, my > experience is that the warranty > might not be that helpful and will be running out > anyway in a few months. > > So, what are you people suggesting? > > Thanks for any opinion! > > -Laurent. > -- > ======================================================================== > Laurent Daudelin Developer, > Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Washington, DC, USA > ************************ Usual disclaimers apply > *********************** > > > -- > 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/> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
