[iBook] Battery/Charger problem

[Kevin Avery]

For dual usb iBooks you need a 2.5mm, 3 conductor jack, for older  
ibooks you need a 3.5mm, 3 conductor plug. they are wired like the  
diagram at this site;
http://www.faqintosh.com/risorse/en/guides/hw/ibook/pjack/

I can't find the part number of the one I bought from Radio Shack, it  
looks like they don't have it any longer. The one I bought is similar  
to this one;
http://shop.vetcosurplus.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6828

Like I said there is no light on the plug after the fix, nor is the  
metal collar present, but it was a cheap, easy fix. That iBook since  
died, out of warranty, from the dreaded logic board failure so now I  
am using that charger as a backup charger for my iBook G4.

Good luck!

Kevin


On May 3, 2006, at 2:21 PM, J Patrick Draine wrote:

> Yes,
> Please post the parts info & instructions. I've got one I'd like to  
> repair.
> Patrick Draine
>
> On May 3, 2006, at 2:00 PM, Linda van Thiel wrote:
>
>> I did want to mention that I replaced the plug on the charger for  
>> my wife's Dual USB 500mhz ibook with a generic non lighted plug.  
>> It cost me less than $5 in parts and a little time. You need to  
>> have a soldering iron and know how to use it. The replacement  
>> doesn't light up and doesn't have the metal collar around it but  
>> it works and will charge the old iBook and my new iBook G4. If you  
>> want more details let me know and I will try to find the part  
>> number and put some instructions together.
>
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