<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <div class="hr" style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" contenteditable="false" readonly="true"></div> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Fredric QJ Blåholtz <e5frog@gmail.com><br> </font></div><div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv5868260663"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>I got this Powerbook Duo 270c from a friend who asked if I could have a look at it as it wouldn't start. I assume it has been unused for some
time.<br><span></span></div><div><span>Did you push the power reset switch at the back for 30-45 seconds after disconnecting all power sources for 10 minutes and then re-connecting them? I seem to recall that helped boot up my duo 2300c. I may also have re-started it without the main battery, since it was a weak one.</span></div><div><span>You said you had 7.2V on the battery, the manual says a fully charged one would read 12 Volts.</span></div><div><span>The memory back up battery is a 3V lithium, yours is reading 2.7V, so it is a little weak also but may charge up higher.</span></div><div><span>I hope this info helps.</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>Art in Silicon Valley</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br>DuoList mailing list<br><a href="mailto:DuoList@listserver.themacintoshguy.com" ymailto="mailto:DuoList@listserver.themacintoshguy.com">DuoList@listserver.themacintoshguy.com</a><br><a
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