Wednesday, May 25, 2011

MacBook 13'' keyboard and battery replacement

I finally got my shipment for keyboard (from Wegener Media) and battery ( From ATC LLC ) replacements for the old MacBook 13''. In addition I changed the HDD for a solid state.

I have to say it ... It runs faster than my almost new MacBook Pro! I should run to CompuUSA to get another solid state for mine!

Here is a good video in case you are in need to replace the keyboard. One of the screws got stripped in my case and I got lucky there was enough room to turn it with pliers.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Multiple Ipod Charger

My task: Provide a Charger that allows to charge multiple IPods at the same time.

Resolution:
1. Use a switching Power Supply 5V/10A to charge 20 IPods (500mA each). The voltage must not go outside the below limits:

4.9 <= V <= 5.4

2. Use the below diagram to provide a voltage divisor for the D+ and D- pins of the USB (in my case type A) connector

(+) --- 75K --- (D-/D+) --- 51K --- (-)

The USB Ipod connector uses 4 cables plus ground shield. They must be connected to the connector as indicated below.

1 (+) Red
2 (D-) Green
3 (D+) White
4 (-) Black and Ground Shield