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    jmacz replied to the thread jmacz journey.
    Replaced the front facing cover panel (the one with the latch) with another, and it works fine. The latch mechanism itself seems to be...
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    jmacz replied to the thread jmacz journey.
    I have three working PowerBook 500 series now. PowerBook 540c with PowerPC CPU Card and 32MB memory module, 320MB HD, Hosiden LCD...
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    jmacz replied to the thread jmacz journey.
    The center clutch cover on the PowerBook Duos is listed as a disposable part that should be replaced when the PowerBook Duo is serviced...
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    Decided against it as I didn't want to shove another board in there right now. Considered designing a new inverter board altogether with...
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    I've got a broken CCFL tube for a 540c. I took the measurements of both the working one (from a Sharp LCD), another working one (from a...
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    jmacz replied to the thread jmacz journey.
    @3lectr1cPPC, got some pictures of the PowerBook Duo 2300c for your site. Note that for the logic board, you list one 33uf 25V. There...
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    jmacz replied to the thread Powerbook 540c Resurrection.
    Possible.
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    jmacz replied to the thread Powerbook 540c Resurrection.
    I cut two of them open, they are dry. Tightly packed roll/layers of black stuff inside, but dry.
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    jmacz replied to the thread Powerbook 540c Resurrection.
    I've been working on piecing together 4 more 5xx series PowerBooks from various working/not-working machines I picked up a couple weeks...
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    jmacz replied to the thread Mac IIci with a working Quantum HD.
    If it didn't come with one, a cache card noticeable improves performance. That said, I still only run 7.1 on my 68030 based machines...
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    jmacz replied to the thread jmacz journey.
    Ooooh... got in for the edit before the edit option disappeared :) haha..
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    jmacz replied to the thread jmacz journey.
    I probably should not have, but I picked up a PowerBook 540c (dead), a PowerBook 520c (working), a PowerBook 520c (dead), a PowerBook...
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    jmacz replied to the thread Powerbook 540c Whitewashed Screen.
    Depending on which LCD you have, the Sharp one has a bunch of caps that need to be replaced.
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