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Not sure if they were 4/5 AA and that was the issue. I will call tomorrow and report progress if any. I am trying to fix my Powerbook 145b so attention diverted LOL

Yes they were surprised as well. I did not get into the details, but I was told that the board chip was an old one, no longer available so that they could replace, and it did not respond to the 'code' they normally use. They had made their own 'in house' software, as there is no commercial...

I have not gotten the NiMH packs back as the battery size was back ordered from suppliers. The LiON pack for the 3400 was a bust due to the battery management system bricking itself. Reminds me to call the place. Are you planning to try to rebuild a pack?

Those images are so much clearer! Thank you. The removal of the digitizer ribbon is clearly risky, as even touching the contacts could ruin the functionality. Will need to study this in detail before I try ECL replacement. The good news may be that I can get to display cable easily to see if it...

Thank you. I would love to repair this if I could so that would be very helpful when I have a chance to look at it. Does the Newton 2100 have a display that has separate digitizer and LCD or are they a single unit? I know the ECL panel is separate as I was originally interested (if I determined...

That is very helpful. Will do some studying before any attempt. Thank you!

Well I am a bit anxious about my 'used' replacement now. I will be very careful on installing. Sellers on eBay understandably can't really guarantee parts from such old computers. Here's hoping on my board.

Thanks. Not sure if the board side is soldered or has detachable connector. Will look more closely when I am replacing the board. Beyond me to create one but would be great if there was an option to replace just the cable and not the whole board.

I happened to see a listing on eBay for a Newton 2100 that came with a bunch of cards (including a 32 mb flash! ), original stylus and an original 9w power supply. And as well as a broken 2100 thrown in, all for a good price. Actually an amount that I would have paid just for the accessories...

I I should clarify that I ordered the Interconnect board with attached cable. Not sure where you would get that 60 wire cable with those connectors. Sorry for confusion.

I ordered on eBay from seller that even replaced the PRAM battery. There is another seller that has a couple for a bit more (I paid $30), but if you are in US, then shipping will be less for you ($12). I went for one that cost of shipping was less to Canada, using regular mail. Just enter "APPLE...

Well all seems to point to that cable now. Will get it next few weeks, depending on mail service and am very interested in effect once replaced. Honestly I plugged and unplugged that cable many many times, often bending it to get the connector to line up, never once thinking that I could be...

Thank you for sharing my pain. Actually makes me feel better knowing I am not alone in creating self induced misery. I have ordered an interconnect cable as next step as bad cable would explain more than several things going bad all at once. The flex cable I will try to fix . Thanks for the...

Thank you!. Do you mean the ribbon cable that connects to the lower case? I have plugged and unplugged that many times so maybe I stressed the connector and cable. Update (from early this morning as this was upsetting me so much that I made it worse), I re seated the inverter board this time...

I took everything apart again, re seated every connector and now I get a black screen. I think I will call it a day...

I pulled out my stored Powerbook 145b, in what I thought was pristine condition. Hard drive was dead (did not even try to spin), unable to revive (IBM so no sticky rbubber bumpers to fix), so I installed a BlueSCSI which worked beautifully. Nice. What the heck, I am on a roll so I then replaced...

This is an older email thread, but I am having a 3400 battery rebuilt by Chans Battery, which happens to be located here in London, Ontario where I live. They have not finished but have opened the case. I thought there would be four 28650 cells but actually they found 12 x 17670 cells, which are...

Thank you for reply and pointing me to a possible schematic. I am waiting for the replacement caps to arrive from Console 5 (I ordered other things so made sense on shipping), and will recap first. It may be that first pin is not essential.

Does anyone have a schematic that I could try to trace where that broken pad connected to? Any help HUGELY appreciated. Thanks

I am new to this, but with an intact board, would it take long to check continuity of that pin to nearby components? I know that after I recap the board and it still does not work, I will be looking at that pin and wishing for help.