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Re: 701 Main Power Input



On Sun, 13 Apr 1997 11:25:13 -0600, Greg Alvandian wrote:

>Paul Khoury wrote:
>> 
>> Has anyone had any problems with the power supply cable coming loose or even falling out of the main 
jack
>> (not the Multiport II)?  Also, has anyone had any cracks in the hinges of their 701s, even from light use?  I
>> think that it might be a poor case design, but it might also just be my machine.  I had my dad, an engineer, 
tell
>> me that the machine is nice, but the case design is insufficient.
>> 
>> Paul Khoury
>> pkhoury@earthlink.net
>Paul,
>I had the loose power connection too, several system boards ago(see
>previous posts about battery swap problem).  Repeated use probably
>causes the fit become loose over time.  It is probably the spring
>contact in there, you could probably adjust that yourself with the power
>off or you can call IBM and arrange to send it to Easyserv if you're
>concerned about doing some damage.  But don't get me going on Easyserv.
>Greg A.
>

I went to EasyServ with another machine before.  It took a month and the problem still didn't get fixed, and I 
was charged to get it back early, but that's another story.

Paul Khoury
pkhoury@earthlink.net