My Reply follows quote. On 31/07/2003 15:30 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >Hi! > >My PowerBook Wallstreet has this classic problem. I need to prop up the >a/c plug so it exerts pressure, otherwise the battery won't charge, and >even if the Control Strip shows that the PB is taking its power from the >wall, the battery is the one that it really working, discharging normally. >Now I have to prop the charger plug at a very steep angle, before it >needed just a bit of pressure to show the "lighting bolt", now it needs >a lot and to be "just so". >I need some recommendation: Some shop that can fix this at a reasonable >cost. I don't want to pay $85 an hour, for a "two hour job, at least", >plus the cost of the needed pieces of hardware. In other words, more >than $200 US dlls. It is NOT economically sound. >I figure than even with shipping charges, I can have a more "cheap", >well-done job. >So, anyone cares to recommend some Mac Guru somewhere? >And if this is off-topic, then e-mail me off list. >TIA and best regards. >Hugo Diaz >[EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------ Well, I don't think it is too far off topic. I suppose the cheapest way to do the repair is to do it yourself. Not being one easily intimidated by taking things apart, I swapped most of the parts in and out of a Wallstreet in order to get it going. After all that, I finally found that it was the processor card. Now I have a bunch of "extra" parts!
>From you description of the problem, I would guess that the soldered connection between the power socket and the Sound Card has come loose. If you aren't up to doing a bit of soldering, I have and "extra" Sound Card. If you want to do a swap out (one of the easier parts to get at in the Wallstreet), let me know. Ken -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
