Mac84 | Fixing Common Vintage PowerBook Problems + Recapping Luke Miani's PowerBook 165 @Mac84 | Uploaded April 2023 | Updated October 2024, 4 days ago.
Let's discuss some common problems with vintage PowerBooks as we try to fix @lukemiani's PowerBook 165.

Check out @TheBasementChannel and their PowerBook 170 restoration: youtube.com/watch?v=5XH5r5dlG2A

See @ThisDoesNotCompute's video about their PowerBook 145B restoration: youtube.com/watch?v=SRScacZP2G4

PowerBook 3D Printed Display Hinge: thingiverse.com/thing:4818669

Capacitor resources:
recapamac.com
macdat.net
https://caps.wiki

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:10 Display Issues
05:24 A Special PowerBook 165
07:26 Disassembly & Repairs
12:15 First Test
15:44 Pretty Plastics
17:00 Buttoning It Up
18:51 Shutdown