Gosh, that is lucky you had someone locally who had the knowledge to do it. Though this used to be a Mac-friendly town (the university was almost exclusively Mac) it's gone the way of the PC (#1 reason I got my 1400cs for a ridiculously low price -- nobody knew what it was!) and anyone who knew how to do this sort of thing seems to have disappeared. This story reminds me of when I used to have to solder my own printer cables (alas, for PCs, back when 9-pin dot matrix was all the rage)... Thanks for the tip; I'll see if I can't look in nearby bigger cities for people who specialize in this sort of thing. That's a good price for a budget-conscious student like myself. cheers -- aly
Garry Hamblin wrote: > I had mine rebuilt by a local outfit called "Battery Boys" here in > Saskatoon. Cost me $125.00 CDN I think. The results were comparable to > buying a new one which was over $200.00. The 1400 battery is a Nicad I > believe so I was told it was just a matter of replacing the battery cells. > The replacement of the batteries includes some specialized spot welding > which precludes you taking a kitchen knife and prying open the battery > enclosure and doing it yourself. Evidently the Li-on batteries which > later PowerBooks use cannot be rebuilt. According to them anyway. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
