I had the same 15" DLSD HR and I believe I changed the DC in board and it worked great after that.
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Late 2005 PowerBook G4 will not charge battery, help?
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I had the same 15" DLSD HR and I believe I changed the DC in board and it worked great after that.
I have a user on this forum who is going to send me one soon I think that I can test with. Just waiting to see when he is able to ship it. At this point, if that doesn't work, the only thing left is the logicboard and I found one of those for around $40 as well. So either way, I will get this thing running!
Dustin
I felt that way about my 17" PowerBook that I got in December 2009.
Two logicboards later, a fistful of DC-In boards, sound board, sound cable, LCVD cable, new display, splicing speaker cables, a new DVD drive and a lot of missing screws I came to the conclusion that I no longer had my original Mac I bought in 2009.
The final nail in the coffin was when I divided parts on the Mac by putting the LCD in a working Mac I'd bought for parts that had a bent bottom pan and wouldn't close.
At that point I had to put it up on Let Go (not really, I sent it to @Gamer9430).
But I did have to let it go!Now my intent is when that the next A1013 dies, it will simply be replaced.
Note, not trying to discourage, just relating an anecdote of my experience. You go after parts because you want to get it working only to later realize it's not the actual Mac you bought when you're done and it chimes.
It might also be the battery circuitry inside the battery. Once that fails it doesn't really matter how good the battery is.
If you can, I'd test with another known good battery. If you plug a good battery in and the Mac charges it then you know that the problem lies with your original battery.
PS. I have a friend who lives in Nottingham.
Thanks so much for that advice. I bought a new OEM battery off eBay (£20), and it's now being charged in the PB12 very nicely. I suspect that battery installed in the PB which I bought off eBay, and showing 90%+, had gone into the reported "trickle charge only" mode, taking weeks to recharge. On receipt it all seemed fine, of course. Now I have a very nice PB12 which won't turn off the minute it's disconnected from the A/C adaptor.
Stuart
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Note, not trying to discourage, just relating an anecdote of my experience. You go after parts because you want to get it working only to later realize it's not the actual Mac you bought when you're done and it chimes.
Reminds me of the chap who boasted about his 60 year old push-bike, that was only on its second frame, fourth saddle, third brake set and fifth set of wheels. ;-)
Stuart
I felt that way about my 17" PowerBook that I got in December 2009.
Two logicboards later, a fistful of DC-In boards, sound board, sound cable, LCVD cable, new display, splicing speaker cables, a new DVD drive and a lot of missing screws I came to the conclusion that I no longer had my original Mac I bought in 2009.
The final nail in the coffin was when I divided parts on the Mac by putting the LCD in a working Mac I'd bought for parts that had a bent bottom pan and wouldn't close.
At that point I had to put it up on Let Go (not really, I sent it to @Gamer9430).
Now my intent is when that the next A1013 dies, it will simply be replaced.
Note, not trying to discourage, just relating an anecdote of my experience. You go after parts because you want to get it working only to later realize it's not the actual Mac you bought when you're done and it chimes.
You've perfectly described the Theseus's paradox! Wiki it real quick if you are unfamiliar to see what I mean! Basically, if you've replaced the head of an axe twice over it's life and the handle once as well, have you still got the same axe at all?