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Interesting, and good to know. So far yours is the only reference to tunnel vision on those that I've found.

That was a Hosiden panel? It was my understanding that the 10.4 inch TFT panels found in early ThinkPads were a joint venture between IBM and Toshiba - and were the first TFT color panels of that size. 750C may be late enough that they sourced from elsewhere though? I need to look up when those...

Found it. This thing. I think it’s a sponsored video, so take it with a grain of salt whether it’s any good or not, but it looks promising.

I saw something recently on YouTube - a hypersonic (I think, something like that) cutting tool. Looks like a small razer blade but vibrates very quickly. It can make extremely clean cuts in things, would be PERFECT for opening these batteries. Problem is they're pretty expensive, a few hundred...

Alright, makes sense. Texture match is the real trouble though, not color. Makes perfect sense though if the packs you have are beat up.

Ooooh that does not sound fun. I appreciate the suggestion though, if I ever feel like it, I'll take it out. I should probably take everything off the output section and clean under tbh. Will I be delaying that for a long time though? Yes 😅

Question - why are you bothering to build a 3D printed pack exactly? You can get the original packs open with little damage, you can't build a new battery without taking the BMS from an original, and a 3D printed pack won't look good at all on the side of a PowerBook. Why not just reuse the...

Note: This resource has been mirrored here from a page on my website. I'll try to keep this page up to date, but if I forget, the most up to date version will be the one on my website. Link: https://macdat.net/macintosh/powerbook/general/powerbooklcdindex.html PowerBook LCD Part Number/Info...

I do believe these can be rebuilt without resetting or reflashing the BMS.

It’s the PRAM battery being dead that can sometimes cause a Pismo to act dead. If you disconnect the PRAM battery, it will start working again unless there’s another problem.

And yet, it still managed to do that to your unit, even though the battery is located on the whole other side of the computer on such long wires. Truly nasty stuff. One thing I can safely say at this point is that just about every single laptop manufacturer used these at some point. Every one...

I don't believe the 9600 is one of the ones that needs a working PRAM battery to function. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Here's the running list... www.macdat.net/important_issues/batteries_laptops_cmos.html

I believe that edge connector was for factory testing and was never used for anything else, thus why it's not on the reloaded board.

I’m only aware of one such individual who has been “banned from there several times” and I can say with confidence that OP is not the same person.

I've got one with a busted off hinge too! Though mine also has liquid damage on the screen, still turned on when I tested it though. Could be useful :)

I track everything on my website, all done manually. No fancy databases or automated entry. Probably inefficient, but 100% under my control and fun to manage. Each item has a short summary on the main page, then a dedicated pages with specs, operational status, and images. It's still WIP right...

@jcs builds new ones, not sure if he ships to Australia or not though. It's not too difficult to build one though, if you have a spot welder.

Will go try that when I get the chance, can't hurt. Vertical board looks nasty, I'll bet there's problems there, but probably wouldn't cause the symptoms I'm having. Soft power did only work sometimes when the PSU was working though, so I'll bet there are still issues there! I wish I knew how...

I feel your pain... Back in...2019? I took a few parts out of it (RAM and fans IIRC) to clean off some dust, and it never booted again. It is also a Dual 1.8GHz model. I ended up replacing the motherboard entirely which is to this day the WORST must un-fun repair I've ever done. Helped in a huge...