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From: shane@chablis.cc.umich.edu (Shane Looker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: $300 Mac II ADB fuse repair
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Date: 2 Feb 89 15:53:30 GMT
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In article <6574@polya.Stanford.EDU> kaufman@polya.Stanford.EDU (Marc T. Kaufman) writes:
>In article <87923@sun.uucp> fiddler%concertina@Sun.COM (Steve Hix) writes:
>>In article <76000341@p.cs.uiuc.edu>, gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu writes:
> 
>>> Why does Apple do this sort of stuff?
>>> -- Why would anyone solder a fuse to a circuit board?
>>> -- Why would anyone solder a battery to a circuit board?
>The REAL question, not yet answered, is why anyone would charge $300 to solder
>in a new fuse!
>It's not much of a repair organization that can only swap whole boards to
>replace a bad component.

Actually, this is another of Apple's bright ideas.  Technicians are not
allowed to fix anything on a Mac board.  The only solution is to swap
the logic board.  If you change anything on the board, Apple will
disavow any knowledge of the board, and you are on your own. 

I got this from the technicians downstairs who do Apple repairs for
the campus.  (They are certified by Apple).

Shane Looker   |  Looker@um.cc.umich.edu | shane@chablis.cc.umich.edu