Recent content by Njb796

This actually did the trick. Soaked them in a bathtub with water and carpet cleaning solution then air dried. Like new!

Id actually rather not change the speaker fabric but upon trying to get the stain out, it just got bigger. Any suggestions beyond upholstery cleaner?

I'm set up for it. I'm planning on holding on to this machine for a good bit. I'm not in a giant rush - the recapping will give me some time to do some cosmetic work on it. Pics show resurfacing of keyboard wrist rest (including reviewing samples of leather - and ultimately picked a browner...

Yeah… its definitely a zoo in there. I reached out to Amiga of Rochester to see about recapping IF needed. Waiting to hear back.

Yes. Good news is I have a known working pb3400 screen so thats good

Northern Atlanta here. These are great starting points. Let me have at it again with a new PRAM battery, adjusting RAM, connection checks, etc. One question… the electronics solvent cleaner… can I just spray it on the connection points as I reseat plugs and whatnot? Do I need to wipe it up...

Thanks @bibilit and @Byrd . I thought it might be the display, which is why my test of holding down option+Apple+R+P would help me to some degree... I figured if it chimed again while holding down the keys, then yes, it was the screen. But seeing that it did not chime again I am figuring the...

So I am working on a special project... Long post... TLDR basics are in bold. I got my hands on a TAM this week. It's definitely a well used unit. I did the work of replacing the audio connectors and tinning the connections on the board in the base unit/subwoofer to preempt the famous bose...

I could certainly do that. Assuming its that, whats the solve then? Is there one?

PPS: I have to add: Yes I tried the brightness buttons. Both set to max.

Adding: Both always on A/C power. One Li-Ion batt was working perfect then while left for two weeks in sleep mode, completely drained the batt to nonexistence now and wont recharge. It happened in a blink… well… 2 week blink. Long story short, both are on AC power (but welcome any tricks for...

Hi all… new here but spent some extensive time on this forum reading advice and tips from trusted folks like all of you as I rehab two 3400s. I searched far and wide to find a solve for this. Thoughts from experts? It’s not the backlight. Also, when I say “display” below I mean the built in...