[Ti] [TECH] Internal Power Supply

[Kynan Shook]

Unfortunately for you, the internal power connector is on the logic 
board in that revision.  If you have good soldering skills, you can try 
reconnecting the plug to the logic board, but you could easily fry 
something in that process.

I think starting with the DVI PowerBooks, Apple moved the power 
connector to a tiny little separate board which only costs about $5, 
similar to what the white iBooks have.

Kulick "[memeticsystems.com]" <kulick at memeticsystems.com> writes:
> I have an unusual problem and would appreciate any advice on to whom or
> with whom I might find a solution.  I have a older generation Ti boook
> (667 w/ gigabit ethernet, 1st one in that catagory), which due to
> unfortunate circumstances had the power cable forcibly ripped out of 
> the
> back damaging the internal connector (this in the laptop, not the 
> little
> transform and cord you plug into the wall, but the jack on the PC where
> DC power is supplied).  As a result the external power supply cannot
> feed power to the laptop (tried friends AC adapters and they do not 
> work
> either) and I am forced to use an external battery charger to use the
> laptop (cannot go to AC power).
>
> I was wondering if anybody else has done this, I am sure it must happen
> occassionaly, and if they know where I can secure a replacement P/S 
> from
> a third party?  I am very mechanically inclined and could easily 
> replace
> it myself.  Even a repair shop that you have had success with for this
> particular problem would be welcome.  Every repair shop I call seems to
> have a very NOT BRIGHT person in their service department as they 
> insist
> on trying to sell me a AC adapter to fix my problem.


Kynan Shook
kshook at mac.com
http://homepage.mac.com/kshook/index.html