On Sep 10, 2005, at 12:32 PM, PowerBooks wrote:
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 12:36:44 -0500
From: "James W. Greenidge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Replacing PB 190 internal batt and Power Manager
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 14:17:08 -0400
From: Noah Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Replacing PB 190 internal batt and Power Manager
I would say look on eBay or Amazon, they may have the battery or even
the entire motherboard you need, in my time I have seen lots of
old PB
190s and 5300s for a nice price
I appreciate that tip, really do, but I'm a little strapped of
funds right
now and would like to go the Bob Vila fix-it-yourself route if I
can, even
if means tinkering some with my PB 190's power socket. I think it's
at the
core of scrambling the Power Manager with static and powerouts if
you just
move the plug just a smidgen. They used to fix planes with spit and
baling
wire, so all I really need to know is exactly what is the chronic
problem
with the socket so I have a heads-up on how to fix it.
Thanks!
James Greenidge
The 190 doesn't have a power manager board like the later 'books do
(wallstreet, lombard, ibook). The chronic problem with the power
connector is it becomes loose on the motherboard. You have to remove
the entire motherboard, re-solder the three contact pins, and then
epoxy the connector onto the board. That way it doesn't move around
when you plug the power in.
---
JSH
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