What he said! I would remove all sources of electricity until you find out where the stink is coming from. The other thing that came to my mind is an overheated chip or capacitor or other circuit board component. At any rate you want to be on the safe side and remove all power. jg On 15-May-05, at 3:54 PM, Matt Fosberg wrote: > I believe he's recommending you remove the battery to make sure > that the Powerbook is powered down, due to the possibility that > there is some arcing or other harmful electrical activity inside > the Powerbook. > > Not sure, but that's what I think. > > Matt >