-----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: May 7, 2004 12:04 PM > To: G-Books <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: iBook only on battery > > Ramon, > > Doesn't sound like a MB failure. I'd bet that you have a failed AC wall > unit. The light should not blink but be steady if the charger is working > properly. Test with known good AC Unit first. The wire into the connector > is notoriously liable to break. The little white bricks are the flimsiest, > while the many have problems with the Yo-yo's. A market has develepoded for > 3rd party ac units. The aftermarket mini-bricks are dynamite and not very > expensive, more rugged, though not as elegant. I would rather have rugged. > > ~Run
I agree that the original square white power adapters were poorly designed, but they seem to have improved them. I had one die (no light, but the wire going to the iBook would get warm, even when not connected to the iBook, indicating a short) back in January, and since my iBook (600MHz) is under AppleCare, I called, explained the situation, including the troubleshooting I had done (testing with a known-good power adapter, as well as reporting the wire getting warm), and he agreed that it was bad and sent me a new one, asking me to return the old one with the prepaid shipping label that came with the new one. This one appears on the outside to be better designed, as it has stress-relief where the wire going to the iBook comes out of the adapter, where the original one did not. Also, the stress-relief on the plug that connects into the iBook seems a liitle beefier. The adapter also doesn't seem to get quite as warm as the original one used to. Kurt -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
