On 5/28/03 5:01 PM, "Jack Countryman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I passed the Wallstreet PowerBook G3 series 233 (bottom of that line model) > along to a co-worker when I was given a new iBook. She had been doing fine > with it, but called today and reports it gave her a message yesterday about > battery being low...then shut down. Today it would not start...even plugged > in. Someone where she was apparently put a meter on the power supply output > and could not read any current. So...the power supply may be dead. (This > is one of the replacement 'flying saucer' types that Apple sent out two > years ago to replace the small rectangular one.) > > We don't have any of those power supplies around. I do have a one or two > Apple model M3037 45 watt power supplies here that have a different plug on > the end from some other model powerbook (2400? 5300?). Any chance I could > splice the end from the G3 power supply to the cord on this other one and > get it to work? How to tell which wire is plus and which minus on the dead > G3 unit? > > Or does anyone have the correct one (I don't know a model # off hand) cheap? > Thanks in advance. > The power supply from the from the Pismo to the Kanga should work. They are running about $35-$45 on eBay these days. Ben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
