1 Jul
2012
1 Jul
'12
12:52 p.m.
Okay, so if it's a capacitor, is it likely to be
one of the SMT cans
or one of the rectangular SMT tantalums? What area of the board
(quadrant) is most likely to have the failing component? Can you
furnish any component designators?
Apple service guides won't even tell you what the various LSI chips
do, much less their pinouts or specifications. The "if it doesn't
work, thow it away" mentality of Apple that I love so much...
I'vm supposed ot be the one who moans that serice manuals are useless
now, that schematics don't exist and that board-swapping is evil. Are you
after my job :-)
Mroe seriosuly, can you name a present-day computer where the
manufactuers do supply schemmaitcs, dater on ASCIs, and the like? I have
no love whatesocer of Apple products, but they are no worse (or better)
than anyone else in this respect.
-tony