"Ben Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: >Lind that does much the same, however I have just been re-building some 5xx >batteries and out of 5 I was playing with 3 had faulty eeprom chips (they >had a stuck bit and would not re-program even in a stand-alone programmer >after removing,) I ended up copying the data from a good chip to brand new >chips and then running the batteries through the VST and Lind utilities, I >am now in the middle of checking them, so far it is looking good. Ben, you're the first of whom I'm aware to go as far as replacing bad eeproms with new programmed chips. Can you tell us a bit more about what you did? eg: What sort of hardware/sw is needed, degree of difficulty, costs (time and $$), chip type and sources, etc.?
Is this something that could be done as a service for others? Not you necessarily (nor I obviously) but would it be worthwhile considering the costs vs. return? I wonder what a known-good PB500 battery eeprom board would be worth . . . I figure I'd pay up to $10 -$15, which may not be (?) a very good return for whatever it costs to 'remake'. There's an awful lot of PB500 batts out here with bad eeproms though. I know, I've got a dozen or so myself! :-) Dan K ................................. http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 ................................. -- 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
