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    Death chimes - any guide?

    This is the exact problem: Does anyone have any suggestions? I've re-capped all the electrolytics and tested all the tantalums for shorts...
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    Death chimes - any guide?

    Hi guys, I have a pb 190 which when turned on does the regular Apple 'good' boot chime, then after a little while (I think after it counts the ram because the time changes depending on whether I have the extra ram installed or not) it does a very slow death chimes, reaaallly slowely. No screen...
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    Powerbook 190cs full refurbishment & re-cap

    I'm sorry I don't know exactly what it was now. I just trawled through mouser till I found something approximate.
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    Modern G4 Cube PSU replacement?

    I can confirm that it * DOES * work. This PSU is perfectly compatible. Plugged into my Cube today, all is well!
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    Modern G4 Cube PSU replacement?

    Guys... thank you all for your valuable info! I've found a modern top-quality efficient replacement for our Cubes: All on mouser: 80 Watt TDK PSU List of other PSU wattages available (110 and 65) Datasheet of 80 watt (says +v is on pin 3&4) Datasheet of plug (shows pin 3&4 are the two...
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    Modern G4 Cube PSU replacement?

    @Byrd What do you think? Can the plug be sourced?
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    Modern G4 Cube PSU replacement?

    Okay then I think that rules out the Kycon mini-din as that is 8.90mm: https://www.mouser.co.uk/datasheet/2/222/kyco_s_a0000255670_1-2271771.pdf And of course, for some reason the Amphenol one has no measurements... Am I reading this correctly? Thx
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    Modern G4 Cube PSU replacement?

    Would you guys say either of these are compatible connectors? : https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetail/Amphenol-Tuchel/T3300-013?qs=dGKrImpajHriEbjCBaluDA%3D%3D https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetail/Kycon/KMDAX-4P?qs=0mB6p5CG6OhHl%252BLiswyRfQ%3D%3D The Amphenol looks correct pin placement...
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    Powerbook G5 Prom battery?

    Hey guys, I've started running my pb 1.67ghz g4 osx leopard machine without its main battery as it's basically dead, but now it always loses time on boot. Is there another battery I need to swap out? Cheers for advice, Steve
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    Powerbook 17'' LCD/IPS replacement?

    Thank you @Byrd
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    Powerbook 17'' LCD/IPS replacement?

    I had a search on the internet but can't seem to find any topics on this. Although the panel in the 17'' powerbook is ok, I think it is only TN and the contrast ratio isn't too great. I'm wondering if the part is replaceable with a more modern IPS display, does anyone know? Thanks
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    RCA jacks in G4 Cube (and sprayed case)

    Hey guys, In my previous thread I heavily modded my G4 Cube and sprayed it copper. I wasn't keen on the copper so today re-sprayed it gunmetal grey. After spraying the case, since I had the internals of the Cube out I decided to route the USB sound card internally, remove the outside...
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    Powerbook 190cs full refurbishment & re-cap

    I found a site here that has some images you could try: http://www.savagetaylor.com/2018/01/05/setting-up-your-vintage-classic-68k-macintosh-using-a-scsi2sd-adapter/ I am not an expert on Macs to be honest, my _only_ experience with vintage Macs has been restoring this machine and an 840av...
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    Wifi Extension Development Thread

    @ants I'm wondering if your extension could be ported to OS X? I have a similar setup on my G4 cube which uses an internal wifi travel router, but being able to select network etc would be bliss. ps - there is a small bug in the extension (I think?) when trying to shutdown the Mac it will say...
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    Arduino SCSI device - Work in Progress

    You could call it the 'Scuzzuino'
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    How to open CD drive tray from the OS? 8.1

    @cheesestraws I am so sorry, I don't know why but for some reason I didn't see any notifications for the thread! Thank you so much for making this, absolutely appreciated!
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    Modern G4 Cube PSU replacement?

    Thank you @Byrd ! :D
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    Wifi Extension Development Thread

    Hi @ants I got it working, this is how: 1. did a full reset of the router, holding reset for 10 seconds. 2. Once connected, plugged into my main pc with ethernet and went to 192.168.8.1 3. Set my password etc, then entered the main screen --- this is where I did something different --- 4...
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    Wifi Extension Development Thread

    @ants Yeah ip's seem fine. I'm gonna try some more stuff today I'll let you know what I find.
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