On Wednesday 17 August 2005 12.29, Yersinia wrote: > You know, it might or might not be the power connector -- before you or > your father open up the 190 to get at the power connector, you might want > to stick a voltmeter (or ask your father to stick a voltmeter) on the AC > adapter first. This is what turned out to be the case when my own 190 > went down. I of course had assumed it was the infamous power connector > issue also started telling him the problem, and since my boyfriend was > familiar with this issue also, without question he totally dissected it > while heating up the soldering iron. As it happened, when he checked the > connector, it was perfectly okay! THEN he voltmeters the AC adapter: Lo > and behold, it was the adapter causing the mayhem: it took in wall juice, > but didn't give any to my poor 190. So, to save you and your dad a > possible couple hours of needless dissection (round trip: putting it back > together after opening it up), use a voltmeter on the AC adapter first. > If it passes the voltmeter test (24 volt output), then go ahead and open > the 190 up for a connector repair job. I have a PDF document with full > instructions containing what you need and how to open it up, by the way. > If you'd like it, email me offlist and I'll send it to you.
I know it's the connector. I think it's something about the thing moving about 1/8 inch whenever I wiggle the AC connector. Then again, my 190 is an exercise in compromise. I got mine cheap with a parts machine, with adapters, but one was shot, and the other has seen better days. > > 2. If you and your dad can't fix your 190 after all, given the choice of > another190 or a 5300c, I see no reason why you shouldn't trade up to a > 5300c and swap out the hard drive. Getting a 5300c what I ended up doing > since my boyfriend had told me that for more or less the same price to > buy a new AC adapter (I had no choice whatsoever here), I could probably > buy a 5300, and I did ($30 off the Swap List -- a little more than just > an adapter, but to me, not TOO pricey even on my own tight budget, and > well worth moving up to a PPC Powerbook with a color screen, a bigger HD > and five times the RAM). My 190 still has a place in my heart (and in a > nice safe drawer in one of my bedside tables) and I have no plans to get > rid of it -- if I use the 5300c's power adapter on it, it works just > fine, so if my 5300c dies, I still have the 190 to fall back on. But I'm > so much more than "just satisfied" with my 5300c that I can honestly say: > if you can't go with the preferred option of fixing your 190, I highly > recommend getting a 5300c. You'll save money on batteries this way too, > since the 5300c and the 190 take the same ones. I'll look into a 5300, if things don't work out with the 190. I really hope I don't have to replace my baby, but the trackpad is starting to get finicky, the keyboard is starting to show its age and it did originally belong to a college student who definitely got plenty of use out of it. Thanks for the advice Caleb -- Working with a Windoze PC is like beating yourself in the head with a sledgehammer. That's why I have a Mac, to prevent headaches... - Me. -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
