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| iBook G4 to G3 Clamshell Mod |
Posted by: IlikeTech on 2017-12-04 05:21:35
Is it possible to modify an iBook G4 power adapter to an iBook Clamshell? Thanks.
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Posted by: Byrd on 2017-12-04 20:18:05
Why - when you can buy a cheap Chinese replacement either way?
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Posted by: Jon183 on 2017-12-04 22:46:42
I was wondering the same thing, I believe the voltage and amp ratings are the same but I just bought a replacement charger because I didn't want to somewhat mess with the appearance of a working G4 charger.
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Posted by: IlikeTech on 2017-12-05 04:31:44
I have extra iBooks G4 chargers and I don't want to use Chinese power supply's. They seem like a fire hazard.
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Posted by: Daniël on 2017-12-05 05:00:15
Why - when you can buy a cheap Chinese replacement either way? For safety of course, those Chinese replacements are utter crap. And you just don't want to deal with utter crap which itself deals with high voltage. When that goes wrong, it goes catastrophically wrong. Just check how many housefires are started by crappy device chargers either blowing up or catching fire themselves, or causing the battery of the device they are charging to catch fire. If you are using one of those Chinese replacements, only use it when you are around, always unplug it when you're not!
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Posted by: kb3wmh on 2017-12-06 11:49:01
I would stay away from Chinese knock-offs completely--they are not worth the risk to you, your computer, or the rest of your property, even if they claim to be UL-certified or equivalent. The UL certification is easy to fake, and knockoff companies often have no qualms about faking it.
Counterfeit chargers often don't have proper filtering, and can damage your computer. They also often have unsafe tolerances between low and high voltage lines, increasing the possibility of a short.
This article has a teardown of a knockoff iPad charger and compares it to the legit one, and is quite frightening (and the author says that the knockoff he has isn't the worst he's seen!)
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Posted by: IlikeTech on 2017-12-12 05:23:43
I just tried it, and I can confirm, putting a different barrel size on their works fine!
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