LaPorta
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I’m pretty sure that’s all it is.Hm. Could have just gotten lucky.
I’m pretty sure that’s all it is.Hm. Could have just gotten lucky.
Well, she turns on and tries to boot from floppy with hard drive unplugged. Doesnt make it too desktop, will go back to smiley face. So will order battery and scsi adapter for it. Screen is beautiful. I recapped all of it except the 470uf 25v which i didnt have. Will get those nextYou’re probably going to want to get one of those SCSI adapters they sell on eBay, then you can hook up a SCSI2SD or blueSCSI or whatever things. They work great. I actually have my portable with me at work overnight, so I’ll get a photo of it in mine for you.
Well, she turns on and tries to boot from floppy with hard drive unplugged. Doesnt make it too desktop, will go back to smiley face. So will order battery and scsi adapter for it. Screen is beautiful. I recapped all of it except the 470uf 25v which i didnt have. Will get those nextI’d probably leave they hybrid. My feeling is if it works, great! (I’m also one of those weird “keep it original if you can” kind of people). You can always get the replacement in the future if you need.
You’re probably going to want to get one of those SCSI adapters they sell on eBay, then you can hook up a SCSI2SD or blueSCSI or whatever things. They work great. I actually have my portable with me at work overnight, so I’ll get a photo of it in mine for you.
It has a battery, not sure how good it is?? Put a new 9 volt in as well. Was able to boot from Apple portable tour floppy.. thats fun lolHow are you powering it now if not with battery?
That’s what I was leading up to…hopefully not another charger. If so, or an incredibly ancient battery, it just isn’t going to have the amps available to power the machine and that’s your issue. You can purchase the nice, molded ones off eBay for a reasonable price.No original Portable battery is going to be any good now - they're lead acid. Are you using an original Portable charger?
Was using an amazon power adapter for that I bought for powerbook 100. Is that not good for portable? I have the original adapter, didnt even try that with it due to fear of ageBasically, don't use a PowerBook 100 series charger on it. It will work for a little while, until the MOSFETs can't take it anymore and blow out. The Portable defies normal logic on "more amps = ok".
Ok, thanks for the heads up!! Will test the original one. Is it normal for the portable to chime even with just 9v batteries attached?Yes! That's very bad. Don't use it again, you'll blow something out eventually. It's probably fine right now if you've it only for a short time, but DON'T keep using it that way. The Portable MUST be powered by a 7.5v 1.5A original charger or exactly identical equivalent, with a functioning main battery installed. Any other way will lead to a dead power circuit sooner or later.
The original adapter may still be good, test the voltage output on it first though. I do believe it has a single ELNA brand cap in it though, and those do leak nearly 100% of the time, so it's best to recap it.
Me… if only I had one!who uses the Portable all the time?
Absolutely you can. My only issue is that I usually leave my Portable in its bag, and you can't plug in the adapter at the same time...too tight a fit. So, you would have to either put it on a shelf long ways, or leave it out on a table (takes up too much room for me).Me… if only I had one!
Couldn’t you also just leave the portable plugged in all the time instead of using a battery tender? Assuming the charger’s been recapped at least.