Hi, Has anybody else here done what I did: while installing the airport card in the battery compartment, and trying to get that cable to reach, rip the metal connector right off? Apple said it would be a $650++ repair. Good lord.
The wire in that antenna cable is EXTREMELY fine gauge, I can see why it broke. I stripped some of the plastic off of the now-exposed wire, and just jammed it back inside the connector. I get reception: three "bars" right next to my access point. I presume I should get four, but this isn't bad for the "repair" I performed. My question is, if you have done this, were you able to solder it back on? Did the solder take to the metal of the connector? I think that if I heat up the connector, put a bit of solder inside, and stick the cable in the melted solder, it should set. That connector is not insulated; all parts that I tested have continuity. So soldering needn't be terribly precise. I'm also considering soldering a bit of new wire inside the connector, and then the existing antenna wire to that new wire. Larry -- Lawrence Weeks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anabasis Consulting Ltd -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
