On Mar 15, 2013, at 11:26 AM, spilrules <t...@tomstock.us> wrote: > I did exactly what Clark recommended, and it did not change anything. When I > plug the AC charger in, it does not light up as it used to. Could this be a > problem with the AC connection jack that is in the powerbook? Does anyone > think that this part may have failed as I cannot think of what else would > prevent it from getting any power. Could a power surge possible ruin this > part and not damage the AC power/charger device?
If the battery shows a full charge, and the system won't boot off of just the battery, I'd say that the DC board on it died. Kinda fiddly to replace : <http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing+PowerBook+G4+Aluminum+15-Inch+1.67+GHz+DC+%26+Sound+Card/651/1> but not terrible. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
