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Backlight or invertor?
Name: leif Date: April 28, 2003 at 13:39:34 Pacific OS: 10.2.5 CPU/Ram: 600/256
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So I was downloading iTunes 4 and the other new stuff today, turned away to do something and when I look back at my iBook the display is off. Move the mouse and nothing, just a real dark outline of my display. Reboot, nothing changes, reset PRAM, same thing. I am thininkg the backlight or the inverter is gone. Any thoughts? I am hoping it's the inverter because I have another one of those...
Name: the pickle Date: April 28, 2003 at 14:45:09 Pacific
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Could be either one. I'm guessing actually raising the brightness didn't do anything?
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Response Number 2
Name: leif Date: April 28, 2003 at 14:50:50 Pacific
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No, brightness did absolutely nothing. I'm going to switch out the inverter tonight, see if that fixes it. If not I am pretty screwed because there are no back lights on eBay, powerbooktech is sold out and has two people waiting, and pbparts doesn't seem to have them.
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Response Number 3
Name: the pickle Date: April 28, 2003 at 17:24:21 Pacific
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What're the specs on it? Check the following possible sources as well:
All Electronics Newark Jameco Digi-Key
If none of those four have anything useful, hit Google with specs on the backlight and you'll find something. Backlights are fairly common failures and thus easy to find replacements for. BTW, this isn't still under warranty is it?
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Response Number 4
Name: leif Date: April 29, 2003 at 06:24:09 Pacific
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Thanks I shall check those out. I tried the inverter switch, no luck there. It would be under warranty but I dropped it, and then fixed the stuff I broke when that happened myself, so I would guess the warranty is double voided, first by the dropping and second by me working on it myself.
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Response Number 5
Name: the pickle Date: April 29, 2003 at 15:34:45 Pacific
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If you can prove the backlight/inverter didn't fail as a result of the drop, you can probably still get it replaced.
Doing that might be tricky though ;)
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Response Number 6
Name: leif Date: April 30, 2003 at 12:16:25 Pacific
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I decided to just stop buying parts and tools for it and I am selling it as is on eBay. Hopefully will get enough to cover the bulk of the cost of either a used on or an new older model(600-700).
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