[Ti] AirPort range on the new 15"?

[gkar at mac]

On 9/22/03 7:03 AM, "Tarik" <tarik at opalblue.com> wrote:

> 
> On Monday, September 22, 2003, at 07:20  am, Benn wrote:
> 
>> On Sunday, September 21, 2003, at 11:42  PM, Dennis Fazio wrote:
>>>> The second option would be some sort of extender antenna.  He has
>>>> one of
>>>> the first model graphite Base Stations.
>>> 
>>> There are instructions on the web somewhere on how to add a small
>>> external antenna to a Base Station. It mostly involves drilling a
>>> hole in the case so you can get the wire through to the card inside
>>> and plug it in.
>> 
>> They can be found within this page:
>> http://www.vonwentzel.net/ABS/
>> 
> 
> I have a question on these lines, couldn't see it linked on the page.
> 
> I have one of the orignal Airport basestations which failed due to a
> capacitor Apple used inside (and no longer use) which has a very short
> lifespan and has failed. All I need to do is to replace that capacitor
> for a longer lifetime version.
> 
> I have seen instructions on how to do this on a webpage but have lost
> them. Any ideas?
> 
> --
> Tarik
> 
http://www.vonwentzel.net/ABS/Repair/

The website also lists the serial number range of base stations that Apple
officially listed as having the 'defective'. However, I have returned two
that were not in that range and Apple repaired them out of warranty.

david

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