Re: Replacement power adapter recommendations?

2005-06-08 Thread David Lesher
> The #1 failure of such is the DC cord/plug. Youda thunk someone made a charger with a replaceable DC cord. It looks like the iPods have such... Strangely, the part that broke here is the AC cord, so to speak. I have to push the wire into the attachment into the hockey puck and it'll w

Re: Replacement power adapter recommendations?

2005-06-08 Thread Ruffin Bailey
> Subject: Re: Replacement power adapter recommendations? > From: David Lesher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:44:19 -0400 ... > You can buy the plug end from iGo, a universal replacement power > supply company -- it's $12, I think, but in a molded form

Re: Replacement power adapter recommendations?

2005-06-08 Thread Ruffin Bailey
> The #1 failure of such is the DC cord/plug. > > Youda thunk someone made a charger with a replaceable DC cord. > > It looks like the iPods have such... Strangely, the part that broke here is the AC cord, so to speak. I have to push the wire into the attachment into the hockey puck and it'l

Re: Replacement power adapter recommendations?

2005-06-08 Thread Tom Ethen
Radio Shack is not an electronics store! When I did my daughters, I just split the Yo Yo and then I used the old cable, cut it and just soldered it back in place. A bit of plastic glue and all was good. > > I've never seen the G3/G4 connectors at Radios Hackand I've > looked. Do you have a SK

Re: Replacement power adapter recommendations?

2005-06-08 Thread David Lesher
Oh, that would be the *AC* cord. The question was about the *DC* cord. http://www.macally.com/spec/specialties/accessories/psac4.html Wonder if you can buy that cord as a replacement item.. -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www

Re: Replacement power adapter recommendations?

2005-06-08 Thread Anne Judge
On Jun 7, 2005, at 11:57 PM, Tom Ethen wrote: Pull it out of the center and Radio Shack had a replacement for mine, and I believe Dell also sells the same cord that looks like Mickey Mouse. Oh, that would be the *AC* cord. The question was about the *DC* cord. If you are talking about the c

Re: Replacement power adapter recommendations?

2005-06-08 Thread David Lesher
Pull it out of the center and Radio Shack had a replacement for mine, and I believe Dell also sells the same cord that looks like Mickey Mouse. That is the AC cord, to the wall. It never fails, IMHO. If you are talking about the cord that goes from the supply to the computer, That *is* th

Re: Replacement power adapter recommendations?

2005-06-07 Thread Tom Ethen
Pull it out of the center and Radio Shack had a replacement for mine, and I believe Dell also sells the same cord that looks like Mickey Mouse. If you are talking about the cord that goes from the supply to the computer, you have to crack the case to replace it, but that too is fairly easy. Also,

Re: Replacement power adapter recommendations?

2005-06-07 Thread David Lesher
At 10:05 PM 6/7/2005, you wrote: Yo Yo Adapters have a replaceable cord, my iBook has a replaceable core, my G4 PowerBook has a replaceable cord! Tom > > The #1 failure of such is the DC cord/plug. > > Youda thunk someone made a charger with a replaceable DC cord. > > It looks like the iPods hav

Re: Replacement power adapter recommendations?

2005-06-07 Thread Tom Ethen
Yo Yo Adapters have a replaceable cord, my iBook has a replaceable core, my G4 PowerBook has a replaceable cord! Tom > > The #1 failure of such is the DC cord/plug. > > Youda thunk someone made a charger with a replaceable DC cord. > > It looks like the iPods have such... > > > -- G-Books

Re: Replacement power adapter recommendations?

2005-06-07 Thread David Lesher
>http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Micro%20Accessories/ACADPTG4/ The #1 failure of such is the DC cord/plug. Youda thunk someone made a charger with a replaceable DC cord. It looks like the iPods have such... -- G-

Re: Replacement power adapter recommendations?

2005-06-07 Thread Buddy Brannan
I just got an iBook dual USB off eBay, and it didn't come with an adapter. I therefore ordered an adapter from another source; for $37+shipping, I found one that's 65 watts and looks very sturdy. Seems to do good things for my iBook (the iBook's running on it now) and it's not even warm. The s

Re: Replacement power adapter recommendations?

2005-06-07 Thread Tim Hodgson
On Tue, Jun 7, 2005 at 6:00 pm -0400, Ruffin Bailey wrote: >I'm looking at replacing a dying iBook G3 dual USB's power adpater and >wondered if anyone had any recommendations. Macsales.com has a number of >models, and I suppose I'm specifically looking for any reasons not to get >the cheapest the

Replacement power adapter recommendations?

2005-06-07 Thread Ruffin Bailey
I'm looking at replacing a dying iBook G3 dual USB's power adpater and wondered if anyone had any recommendations. Macsales.com has a number of models, and I suppose I'm specifically looking for any reasons not to get the cheapest they've got: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Micro%20Accessories