I was just wondering if you happen to know how to rebuild a battery (the main) with new cells. For example with NiMH cells. People on the Duo List have done so with success.
C. Nils Mueller-Scheessel wrote: > At 15:32 Uhr -0500 30.03.2003, Christoph wrote: > >> Do you have a solution for to the battery problem on the 180c? >> > > > What do you mean with "battery problem"? The main battery is nearly > dead, of course. It never used to last for more than a couple of > minutes, anyway. The rechargeable lithium battery which stores the > PRAM went down some time ago. Last week, I have soldered a new one in > its place, and everything works just fine. > > Nils > > > >> Nils Mueller-Scheessel wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I have just upgraded my PB 180c (with 14 MB RAM) to Mac OS 7.6.1 (the >>> latest version it accepts), and I am impressed: With inclusion of the >>> Mac OS 8.1-control panels "appearance" and "desktop", it does not >>> nearly look as old as it is (8,5 years); it is still as snappy as my >>> wife's PB 5300c with Mac OS 8.1, and the screen is, despite its >>> smaller size, better, too (no wonder this PB earned a road apple). If >>> you own a PB 180 and have enough RAM, I can only recommend the >>> _switch_ to 7.6.1 (the system takes about 4 MB RAM). >>> >>> But anyway, the PC card modem of the PB 5300c needs replacement. >>> There are plenty of modem cards on ebay available, mostly for >>> Win-Laptops, and I wondered if any of these might be suitable for the >>> 5300. Does anybody know which ones can be used on our machines? >>> >>> Many thanks in advance, >>> >>> Nils >>> >> > -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
