Re: PB backlights

2003-10-18 Thread Andrew Kershaw
How can you tell the difference between a faulty light and a bad inverter? This might not be terribly helpful to you, but when the backlight on my Duo 230 went out, it was pretty obviously a failed inverter. I could smell smoke, heard a sizzle, and eventually saw a small filament of smoke rise o

PB backlights

2003-10-18 Thread Robert S. Rowan
Dear List, How can you tell the difference between a faulty light and a bad inverter? Robert R. Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 13:55:46 -0700 From: Tom Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PB backlights You can get backlights for powerbooks from DigiKey.

PB backlights

2003-10-15 Thread Tom Lee
You can get backlights for powerbooks from DigiKey. In turn, JKL supplies DigiKey, so you might just want to contact them: http://jkllamps.com/ In general, they specify these things by length and diameter. So, pull out your old CCFL, and have a ruler handy while you talk to their tech support fol