Powerbook G3 Lombard replacing LCD panel not whole screen

[Jon183]

What a shame, you could probably sell that panel to compensate for a 2nd hand one like this:

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Apple-M5343-Macintosh-PowerBook-G3-Lombard-14-LCD-Display-Screen-Assembly-OEM/332147607322?epid=1700260106&hash=item4d558a471a:g:Hj4AAOSwOgdYvxeL

AlphineRaven said they share the same panel, you could drop the LCD from this 2nd hand one into your LCD housing and keep the airport antenna also.

 

[CharlesT]

Well...., I'm working on a plan B. Perhaps all is not lost. I MAY be able to make it work, at least for light usage. Does that flex cable really need two wraps around the hinge bracket? I suspect it does for long term use, but we'll shortly see if it will do with one wrap if I don't ask too much of it. Electrically the panel works fine and is in fact matte, I was thrown by the protective plastic cover. If this works mechanically perhaps we'll have an alternative to the LG available as long as one is willing to try a little hackery.

 

[CharlesT]

And the verdict on Plan B is.... Not so good. Removing the second wrap around the hinge leaves the flex cable critically unsupported and resulted in a rip in the edge of it, breaking enough connections to, well, put paid to the experiment.  Now I need a new data cable and a Plan C. Live and learn.

 

[AlpineRaven]

And the verdict on Plan B is.... Not so good. Removing the second wrap around the hinge leaves the flex cable critically unsupported and resulted in a rip in the edge of it, breaking enough connections to, well, put paid to the experiment.  Now I need a new data cable and a Plan C. Live and learn.

Ouch - then that was the reason why they had 2nd wrap...

Time to locate another laptop eh I am looking for another PowerBook Pismo or Lombard as I want parts for it - I missed out a cheap one on ebay on other day (was bidding far too low)

Cheers

AP

 

[CharlesT]

Thanks Alpine. The Pismo was free to me (although it's no longer as free as it was ). I did a quick look for another cable. Found one for an LG panel at $80 (ouch!) which would still be too short for the Hitachi panel, but found more for the Samsung panel that was apparently also used in these things. One of these is available for $26. Someone mentioned the Samsung panel elsewhere, does anyone know the part number for those? I wonder if those would be more available, might make more sense than beating this dead horse...

 

[CharlesT]

Just wanted to close this off. I managed to find a replacement cable for the LG panel, as well as a "new" correct LG Phillips panel, both right here in the US, in Texas.  Installed both and that Pismo is bright eyed and bushy tailed again. I now feel like I can replace a Pismo panel in probably 15 minutes or less, pretty simple, no hidden tricky parts.

Cable was $12 and included a set of hinges, the panel was $36. Not too bad.