160 LCD same as 150??

[Quadraman]

Does anyone know if the LCD screen in the 160 is the same as the 150?

 

[MacTCP]

It isn't. The 150's is worse.

 

[MacJunky]

It is not just worse, it is a different size altogether.

Aside from that though the 145 and 160 share the same LCD incase you have the hardware for a swap. I can't remember but the 140, 165, 170 and 180 *might* have compatible LCDs as well but don't quote me on that.

 

[MacMan]

I believe the 170's and 180's have active matrix screens whereas the others have passive-matrix. I don't know if this affects compatibility.

I can confirm that the 160 and 145 displays are interchangable, I have a "Frankenbook" 145b with 160 display somewhere that I built once.

 

[MacJunky]

Yea, I use my 145's LCD in my 160 because the 160's original failed on me and I needed the 160.

About the 170 and 180, that is why I said "might".

 

[Quadraman]

Unfortunately I now have 2 150's with bad LCDs, so I need to find at least one that will work. I saw someone selling the top half of a 160 cheap so I thought that might work.

 

[tomlee59]

The 150's LCD was unique. You'll need to replace it with another one from a 150. No other model had a 2-bit (yes, two bits) passive LCD.

What's wrong with yours? Cracked? If they're physically intact, they may be readily fixable. If you get a chance, post back with a description of the problem(s), and maybe someone here can suggest some fixes.

 

[LCGuy]

I believe the 170's and 180's have active matrix screens whereas the others have passive-matrix. I don't know if this affects compatibility.
I can confirm that the 160 and 145 displays are interchangable, I have a "Frankenbook" 145b with 160 display somewhere that I built once.

i don't know about the others, but i can certainly confirm that as long as you have an inverter and display cable from a 170, a display from one wll just bolt onto a 140/145/145B. And vice versa.

 

[Kallikak]

But if you have a 170 with a broken screen and a working 140, it's much easier to just swap the 170 daughter card into the 140 than the 140 screen into the 170, and you get the same result.

 

[LCGuy]

Indeed it is, and i did just that about 5 years ago. Got given a bunch of old PowerBooks, including a 145B with a torn display cable and a 170 with a smashed screen. Found a display cable off another 140, which got the display on the 145B going again, and then finished it up by putting the 170's daughtercard in it.

 

[Quadraman]

The 150's LCD was unique. You'll need to replace it with another one from a 150. No other model had a 2-bit (yes, two bits) passive LCD.
What's wrong with yours? Cracked? If they're physically intact, they may be readily fixable. If you get a chance, post back with a description of the problem(s), and maybe someone here can suggest some fixes.

No, they both have areas that are unusable. Yellow rectangles all over.

 

[Patrickool93]

Indeed it is, and i did just that about 5 years ago. Got given a bunch of old PowerBooks, including a 145B with a torn display cable and a 170 with a smashed screen. Found a display cable off another 140, which got the display on the 145B going again, and then finished it up by putting the 170's daughtercard in it.

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I've torn display cables 3 times on PB1xx's and that's the reason I have a pile 2 feet high of PB parts next to my door.

 

[MacMan]

It's an all-too common problem, tearing PowerBook LCD ribbon cables. When my 165c's display went a bit mad, I tried to have a look at it and ended up ripping the cable where it bends at a right angle. It was the first time I had opened up a 100-series PowerBook so I wasn't entirely sure of the disassembaly procedure. Since then I have aquired two discs of Apple Service Manuals which I can consult before undertaking a repair.

Sadly I couldn't save the 165c, but it's parts live on as I used the hard drive and keyboard when I built a PowerBook 145b from scratch. Basically I got a load of broken PowerBook bits off eBay and constructed a working machine with 145b motherboard, 145b Floppy, 145b base, 165c's keyboard & HD and a 165 screen (not 160 as previously mentioned). The result is a very functional little machine!