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    Is it just a caps issue? PowerBook 145B screen

    This is how my PowerBook 145B screen looks like: From what I've been reading about PowerBook screens I think that all those "weird" lines in the screens and faded parts are due to bad capacitors, am I right? But what about that black part in the top-left side of the screen?? That doesn't...
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    Reviving a Powerbook 145B, but it still struggles to power up correctly

    Last week I got a non-working Powerbook 145b for 20€ (~23USD). The first thing I did was to test the power supply, which was giving a good 7.8V. I saw that the battery was still in place and I feared the worst. When I took it out my suspicions were confirmed: corrosion. It was looking...
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    Powerbook 180 dead display?

    Hi. Got a Powerbook 180 and it is not showing anything on the screen: I've searched in the forum and I've found this user with the same issue:  I've also read that it may be an issue with bad capacitors and I have seen some people replacing the caps in other Powerbooks of the 100s...
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