Re: PB5300 - NiMH on fire

At 6:37 AM -0500 11/14/05, matthew.j.ellis wrote: Thanks for clearing up the confusion over the Li-ion batteries. I will try a search for the factory stamps. Is it possible that the NiMH cooked simply because of batttery age? I only bought the 5300 recently (2 weeks or so) cosmetically as new.

Re: PB5300 - NiMH on fire

On Nov 13, 2005, at 7:08 PM, Brian McEwen wrote: IIRC, the 5300 had a flaming battery recall for repair. Only one or two started cooking, but it was enough to bring them all back. Pre-production units that never made it out of the factory to the consumer, unlike Dell who DID have a bunch

Re: PB5300 - NiMH on fire

Thanks for clearing up the confusion over the Li-ion batteries. I will try a search for the factory stamps. Is it possible that the NiMH cooked simply because of batttery age? I only bought the 5300 recently (2 weeks or so) cosmetically as new. The battery was holding no charge at all. Thanks,

Re: PB5300 - NiMH on fire

Hi Matt I have a spare 5300 battery and no 5300 anymore if you want it i think it holds a charge of around 1 hr tops. vicki On Nov 14, 2005, at 11:37 AM, matthew.j.ellis wrote: Thanks for clearing up the confusion over the Li-ion batteries. I will try a search for the factory stamps. Is it

Re: PB5300 - NiMH on fire

Clark, Do you think that if I give the terminals inside the bay a thorough clean with abrasive, back to bare metal, that it will be safe to replace the old battery with another. i.e. What do you think that the chances are that the old battery was the initiating fault? And could the whining sound I

Re: PB5300 - NiMH on fire

IIRC, you can tell if a 5300's been thru the Apple refurbish program by looking into the battery bay. If there's a number of some sort printed on the floor of the bay then it's been worked on. (I think this included the hinges too?) Later.Howard

Re: PB5300 - NiMH on fire

At 1:43 PM -0500 11/14/05, matthew.j.Ellis wrote: Clark, Do you think that if I give the terminals inside the bay a thorough clean with abrasive, back to bare metal, that it will be safe to replace the old battery with another. i.e. What do you think that the chances are that the old battery was

PB 1400 CD ROM

I remember someone on this list made a how-to on changing cable select CD ROM mechanisms to master/slave so they could work on a PB 1400. Anyone remember ? thanks, Mad Dog -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com |

Re: PB5300 - NiMH on fire

IIRC, the 5300 had a flaming battery recall for repair. Only one or two started cooking, but it was enough to bring them all back. The history is this: The 5300 was to have been the first laptop with lithium-ion batteries. Prototypes were sent out to s/w developers, and a couple of them

Re: PB 1400 CD ROM

Tom and Lisa P wrote: I remember someone on this list made a how-to on changing cable select CD ROM mechanisms to master/slave so they could work on a PB 1400. Anyone remember ? thanks, Mad Dog Isn't it just a jumper on the back? Everything I have, including my new dual layer DVD

Re: PB 1400 CD ROM

Brian Mahoney wrote: Tom and Lisa P wrote: I remember someone on this list made a how-to on changing cable select CD ROM mechanisms to master/slave so they could work on a PB 1400. Anyone remember ? thanks, Mad Dog Isn't it just a jumper on the back? Everything I have, including my

Re: PB5300 - NiMH on fire

Thanks Vicki for the offer of the battery. Clark, I will give that a try. Thanks to everyone you have cleared up a lot of misunderstanding, now I feel a jot more confident about my little 5300. Matt -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics