On Jul 26, 2008, at 5:06 PM, John Broughton wrote:
> John,
> I have not personally replaced the tip on a PowerBook power supply
> so cannot comment on your specific problem. I did have a bad
> PowerBook power supply and, as luck would have it, it was on a
> TiBook G4/550. I bought a replacement 65w power supply from
> powerbookmedic.com and my Grand Daughter is still using the same
> computer and power supply today. I recently needed a main battery
> for a Pismo and got a high capacity model from the same supplier.
> Their service on both purchases was outstanding.
> I am not affiliated with the above merchant in any way or form
> other than as a satisfied customer.
>
MacAlly also makes a much cheaper and quite adequate power supply for
older mac powerbooks. These lack the cool design features of the
Apple ones, but are generally in the $35(us) price neighborhood, so
I have a couple of them here for my service department.
Marty
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