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PowerBook 3400c Repair Stories — #108

Good luck! I doubt to be successfull with mine, as the leaking PRAM battery was above the keyboard connectors and video part. The worst place ever!
68kMLA Troubleshooting by MikeatOSX Tue, 14 Jul 2015 - 08:04

PowerBook 3400c Repair Stories — #107

Congrat ! Will try that Scratch Brush on one of my 3400/240 boards . Only tried with a tooth brush, and it couldn't reach every places.
68kMLA Troubleshooting by galgot Tue, 14 Jul 2015 - 07:56

PowerBook 3400c Repair Stories — #106

MikeatOSX said: BTW: Here's a new version of the Kanga logic board pic with some labeling. http://www.mediafire.com/download/cb2726zofowbqkg/PowerBook_G3_Kanga_Logic_Board_H…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by MikeatOSX Tue, 14 Jul 2015 - 00:01

Apple Development Transition Kit — #36

Any update on the BIOS dump? Have you had any success? It'd be interesting to compare it with the "plain" Intel version and see where the main differences are.
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Sherry Haibara Mon, 6 Jul 2015 - 22:38

PowerBook 3400c Repair Stories — #104

I used a fiber optics eraser first to remove the verdigris and then water and after that Isopropyl alcohol. But I forgot to look on the bottom side, although I held the logic boar…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by MikeatOSX Thu, 2 Jul 2015 - 02:32

PowerBook 3400c Repair Stories — #103

And here: http://www.applemacparts.co.uk/store/powerbook-pre-3400-powerbook-19053003400orig-keyboard-p-75596.html and here: http://www.mactalk.com.au/62/119702-5300c-keyboard.ht…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by MikeatOSX Thu, 2 Jul 2015 - 02:20

PowerBook 3400c Repair Stories — #102

Good to know. Thank you. I misread Techknight. I would clean the connector really well with Scrubbingbubbles... or whatever you use, since I know you said that's not possible …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by raoulduke Thu, 2 Jul 2015 - 02:20

PowerBook 3400c Repair Stories — #101

To replace the keyboard connector would be a bad thing. I found the keyboard compatibility here: http://www.welovemacs.com/9223109.html
68kMLA Troubleshooting by MikeatOSX Thu, 2 Jul 2015 - 02:13

PowerBook 3400c Repair Stories — #100

[(I agree with Techknight, but As a note - Is the 5300 keyboard fully compatible with the 3400c?  (just as a warning - i don't think i'd personally leave it in there permanently - …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by raoulduke Thu, 2 Jul 2015 - 01:53

PowerBook 3400c Repair Stories — #99

you will need to replace the keyboard connector itself, as its likely corroded and not making contact. 
68kMLA Troubleshooting by techknight Thu, 2 Jul 2015 - 01:46

PowerBook 3400c Repair Stories — #98

I got a new PowerBook 3400c/200 (my second) - the Kanga must wait some more days, as it has more bugs. So the 3400c was said to have a buggy keyboard, nearly all keys don't wor…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by MikeatOSX Wed, 1 Jul 2015 - 16:18

One more SE/30 saved ! But strange HDD behavior — #34

It is detecting the drives. I dont see what the problem is?  the IBM drive may need formatted. Also, you will need to change its SCSI ID back to 0, but that wouldnt stop the drive…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by techknight Sat, 27 Jun 2015 - 13:23

One more SE/30 saved ! But strange HDD behavior — #33

I need your help because the new drive I bought still isn't working. Here is what I get from Apple Personal Diagnostics with the old (above) and the new (below) drives: No name…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Ozymandias Fri, 26 Jun 2015 - 21:45

PowerBook 3400c Repair Stories — #97

Thank you! That's the video part, which is faulty. So I have to look if there is a short circuit.
68kMLA Troubleshooting by MikeatOSX Mon, 22 Jun 2015 - 17:17

PowerBook 3400c Repair Stories — #95

"far to the right" Do you mean the left or right picture (upper or lower side of the board)? "size cap" In my experience many forums reduce the size of uploaded pics, so a reduc…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by MikeatOSX Mon, 22 Jun 2015 - 08:44

PowerBook 3400c Repair Stories — #94

Is there a size cap on uploading photos?  It's not a big deal it's just somewhat awkward to keep downloading. Also, your board's main damage is surprisingly far to the right.  I'v…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by raoulduke Mon, 22 Jun 2015 - 01:22

PowerBook 3400c Repair Stories — #93

OK. Thanks! So let‘s see… BTW: Here's a new version of the Kanga logic board pic with some labeling. Could not edit the old post. http://www.mediafire.com/download/cb2726zofow…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by MikeatOSX Mon, 22 Jun 2015 - 00:46

PowerBook 3400c Repair Stories — #92

Well... remove the corrosion and see what happens.  If the vias or traces are bad then that poses a bigger problem.  But again - my board did not originally have video, and washing…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by raoulduke Sun, 21 Jun 2015 - 21:09

PowerBook 3400c Repair Stories — #91

Thanks! I'm sure there is something similar. Scrubbing Bubbles for sure is copyrighted and therefore is imported directly from the U.S. That makes the price. But what to do w…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by MikeatOSX Sun, 21 Jun 2015 - 09:06

PowerBook 3400c Repair Stories — #90

It's the ammonium chloride doing most of the stripping. Got alcohol (methanol) and a benzene also doing their thing. And a Base (probably a Calcium based lye) adding to the strippi…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Elfen Sun, 21 Jun 2015 - 04:59

PowerBook 3400c Repair Stories — #89

Alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride ... 0.096% Octyl decyl dimethyl ammonium chloride ... 0.072% Dioctyl dimethyl ammonium chloride ... 0.036% Didecyl dimethyl ammonium chlo…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by raoulduke Sun, 21 Jun 2015 - 02:42
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