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From: Jim on 5 May 2010 05:18 I've got an old G4 1.25 (or 1.33) PowerBook with a problem - the power supply is giving up the ghost. It's becoming harder and harder to get the thing to charge - I have to keep twisting the charger plug (where it goes into the PBoko) until the light comes on, and then any movement is likely to break the contact again. I also have an old G3 600 iBook with a power supply that has the same style of connector - is it safe to use that? Or would the G4 be drawing too much power? I've not actually tried this yet. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "[The MP4-12C] will be fitted with all manner of pointlessly shiny buttons that light up and a switch that says 'sport mode' that isn't connected to anything." The Daily Mash.
From: Woody on 5 May 2010 05:23 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > I've got an old G4 1.25 (or 1.33) PowerBook with a problem - the power > supply is giving up the ghost. It's becoming harder and harder to get the > thing to charge - I have to keep twisting the charger plug (where it goes > into the PBoko) until the light comes on, and then any movement is likely to > break the contact again. > > I also have an old G3 600 iBook with a power supply that has the same style > of connector - is it safe to use that? Or would the G4 be drawing too much > power? I've not actually tried this yet. The iBook is lower rated than the powerbook (we had the same issue a few years back) and it will get very hot without charging the battery -- Woody
From: Jim on 5 May 2010 05:30 On 2010-05-05, Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > >> I've got an old G4 1.25 (or 1.33) PowerBook with a problem - the power >> supply is giving up the ghost. It's becoming harder and harder to get the >> thing to charge - I have to keep twisting the charger plug (where it goes >> into the PBoko) until the light comes on, and then any movement is likely to >> break the contact again. >> >> I also have an old G3 600 iBook with a power supply that has the same style >> of connector - is it safe to use that? Or would the G4 be drawing too much >> power? I've not actually tried this yet. > > The iBook is lower rated than the powerbook (we had the same issue a few > years back) and it will get very hot without charging the battery Blast. I sense a trip to eBay in the near future to see if I can get a replacement one. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "[The MP4-12C] will be fitted with all manner of pointlessly shiny buttons that light up and a switch that says 'sport mode' that isn't connected to anything." The Daily Mash.
From: Jon B on 5 May 2010 06:18 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > On 2010-05-05, Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > > > >> I've got an old G4 1.25 (or 1.33) PowerBook with a problem - the power > >> supply is giving up the ghost. It's becoming harder and harder to get the > >> thing to charge - I have to keep twisting the charger plug (where it > >> goes into the PBoko) until the light comes on, and then any movement is > >> likely to break the contact again. > >> > >> I also have an old G3 600 iBook with a power supply that has the same style > >> of connector - is it safe to use that? Or would the G4 be drawing too much > >> power? I've not actually tried this yet. > > > > The iBook is lower rated than the powerbook (we had the same issue a few > > years back) and it will get very hot without charging the battery > > Blast. > Yep, the iBook chargers don't provide enough power to start the PowerBook up on their own without a battery in place. You should be able to use it to charge up the battery during the day whilst it sleeps though. > I sense a trip to eBay in the near future to see if I can get a replacement > one. > Make sure you pick up the 65w version, most of the chargers supplied with iBooks were the 45w version. -- Jon B Above email address IS valid. <http://www.bramley-computers.co.uk/> Apple Laptop Repairs.
From: Jim on 5 May 2010 06:25
On 2010-05-05, Jon B <black.hole(a)jonbradbury.com> wrote: >> > Yep, the iBook chargers don't provide enough power to start the > PowerBook up on their own without a battery in place. You should be able > to use it to charge up the battery during the day whilst it sleeps > though. Ah, that's good to know. I might give tha a try, but I'd be a tad worried in case I forgot about it and left it like that during the day. Coming home to a burnt out shell of a house would put a bit of a damper on my evening. > >> I sense a trip to eBay in the near future to see if I can get a replacement >> one. >> > Make sure you pick up the 65w version, most of the chargers supplied > with iBooks were the 45w version. Duly noted, thanks. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "[The MP4-12C] will be fitted with all manner of pointlessly shiny buttons that light up and a switch that says 'sport mode' that isn't connected to anything." The Daily Mash. |