Fellow listers, I bought a 3400 on eBay that was advertised as unable to charge or run off its a/c adapter. Thinking I could fix it I reset the power manager, pram, checked pram voltage, swapped every component, both batts, everything but the motherboard, so that is where the problem is.
The symptoms are weird: the control strip shows correctly the a/c adapter being there or not. The main batt will deplete as if the a/c adapter is not there, even though it shows it is. Pulling the main batt while a/c is connected causes the screen to go blank and the speakers squeal. So.... since there is a broken main board component, where is it exactly that I can test? I have tested the a/c connector on the logic board with a VOM meter and it looks OK. In summary I need to test continuity where power goes from the a/c to the battery. The software does detect the charger is plugged in so that circuit is OK. Wish I had a schematic. -Phil- -- 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
