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PowerBook 160 Contrast Issue

snake88usa

Well-known member
So I took a long break from my collection and never got around to fixing this issue.

I have a PowerBook 160 that doesn't seem to keep its contrast steady. Messing around with the slider will fix it, but it constantly gets brighter, then dim.

 

unity

Well-known member
Probably needs new caps on the control board and display. I have one that sorta does this. When it boots, its looks good then after a bit I have to adjust again - but then its fine. I figured caps since they can cause all sorts of havoc.

 

Rajel

Well-known member
I've the same issue, planning to swap the caps on the inverter board. Figure that'll do it.
Doing the screen caps anyway, but I think the inverter caps should fix the contrast drift.

 
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