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  1. MikeatOSX

    Powerbook PRAM batteries

    And PowerBook 1xx "Panasonic VL2320 or VL2330" batteries (with the exception of PB 100) are soldered to the "interconnect board".
  2. MikeatOSX

    Powerbook PRAM batteries

    Second picture of a PB 540c PRAM Battery (case).
  3. MikeatOSX

    Powerbook PRAM batteries

    I still can't imagine how to do this without opening the case: the battery cables are very short.
  4. MikeatOSX

    Powerbook PRAM batteries

    Amazing!How did you re-connect the battery plug?
  5. MikeatOSX

    Powerbook 140/50 problems

    It's NOT normal to eject a boot disk lol.
  6. MikeatOSX

    Powerbook 140/50 problems

    You will have to replace the PB 140 floppy drive:Sony MPF22A-01 https://www.ebay.com/itm/152193879124 https://www.ebay.com/itm/262576259574 I had to do this with 3 of my 1xx PowerBooks. BTW: These Sony floppy drives don't fit in PowerBooks 150.
  7. MikeatOSX

    180 Stopped Working

    I agree. I own 3 PowerBooks 180c and also had problems with a hard drive. I replaced it with a CF PowerMonster II. :) Also power supplies are getting weak.
  8. MikeatOSX

    2400c questions: Sound + PCMCIA Ethernet

    BTW: I have two PowerBooks 2400c, one with 180MHz and one with a Nupowr G3 / 240MHz processor card. I'm booting both with fast Compact Flash cards in the PCMCIA Slots. The faster one doesn't have a HDD and on the slower one I formatted the HDD and didn't store any files on it, so they both boot...
  9. MikeatOSX

    2400c questions: Sound + PCMCIA Ethernet

    For PowerBook 2400c hardware peripherals look here: https://web.archive.org/web/20081120183033/http://sarofax.com/mac2400/hardware_periph.html#Ethernet and https://web.archive.org/web/20070126124716/http://webobjects.uwaterloo.ca/mac2400/hardware_upgrades.html
  10. MikeatOSX

    2400c questions: Sound + PCMCIA Ethernet

    I had the same idea, as I own a PowerBook 2400c floppy drive without cable and so I bought an IBM ThinkPad 570 floppy drive with cable (MPF72E-1). The Thinkpad cable - FRU 05K2844 - is longer than the PB 2400c cable and does fit physically on both ends (PB2400c and PB2400c floppy drive) BUT...
  11. MikeatOSX

    Lombard/Pismo Inverter - Same or Different?

    No. Lombard: Inverter Board 922-3811 Pismo: Inverter Board 922-4169
  12. MikeatOSX

    logic board take-apart tool ?

    You think the service sources were written for brain dead people? LOL. :)
  13. MikeatOSX

    logic board take-apart tool ?

    I have to be careful too, as I don't own that tool. :)
  14. MikeatOSX

    3 questions regarding Powerbook 540c & Powerbook 145b

    I checked my pictures right now: Mitsubishi MF355H and Sony MPF22A-01 have their connectors on different sides so I was not able to swap a PB 3500 floppy drive with a PB 180c (Sony) floppy drive. And to correct my first post: I've already swapped a PB 5300 floppy drive with a PB 150 (not...
  15. MikeatOSX

    3 questions regarding Powerbook 540c & Powerbook 145b

    I detected a difference tonight: PowerBook 180c floppy drive: Sony MPF22A-01 MFD22A-01 PowerBook 5300 series floppy drive: Mitsubishi MF355H-497MA
  16. MikeatOSX

    logic board take-apart tool ?

    You can find it in several PowerBook 1xx service sources: "Caution: Always use the logic board take-apart tool to separate the daughterboard connector from the motherboard connector. Trying to disconnect the daughterboard from the motherboard by rocking or peeling the boards apart damages the...
  17. MikeatOSX

    logic board take-apart tool ?

    Could anybody make available a picture of the "logic board take-apart tool", which is mentioned in PowerBook 1xx service sources (with a drawing)? Maybe I can create such an alien when modifying a big clothespin?
  18. MikeatOSX

    3 questions regarding Powerbook 540c & Powerbook 145b

    1. No. PowerBook 5xx have unique power supplies with 4 pins (2x + and 2x -). You can easily find PowerBook 1xx power supplies in ebay, waiting for a cheap one. For US power supplies you can use this adapter: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B009A9W4WO/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_api_UmRsxb53CJ3WF 3. Many (all?)...
  19. MikeatOSX

    PB 520c Contrast issues

    http://tim.id.au/laptops/apple/powerbook/powerbook_500_series.pdf
  20. MikeatOSX

    PB 520c Contrast issues

    Maybe the reason is one of the electrolytic capacitors on the inverter board?
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