At 4:02 AM -0400 9/2/2009, PETER WARNER wrote: >My G3 Lombard has been having power issues lately. Starting a few >weeks ago, it only charged the battery to 20%. My wife (who >primarily uses this computer) is away at her Mom's house, and Just >called me today to say that it won't turn on at all even with the >power cord plugged in. Is it likely that I can fix this with a new >cord, "charging Board", and PRAM battery, or do you think I need to >spring for a new battery as well?
Pull the main battery and see if it runs on external power. WRT repair, you're thinking in the right direction. Leave the main battery decision until last. First tho, clean things. Crud in the power socket can be nasty... HTH, - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
