Replacing feet on a tiPowerBook

[Terrence R. Redding Ph.D.]

I have an 867Mhz tiPowerbook. I have lost the rubber foot next to the
battery compartment. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement.

Terry
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[Pat Janes]

In article <BB6D206F.E1FA%terrenceredding@bellsouth.net>,
"Terrence R. Redding Ph.D." <terrenceredding@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> I have an 867Mhz tiPowerbook. I have lost the rubber foot next to the
> battery compartment. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement.

There's someone on ebay who sells powerbook rubber feet, claims they're
the same size as the Apple ones. Do an ebay search for powerbook feet
and you'll find them. The Apple replacement feet are really expensive -
something like $20 for 4.

I found some acceptable (to me at least) replacement feet at a local
electronics shop. The ones I'm using are made by 3M but packaged by
Hammond Manufacturing. They're 7.8 x 2.2 mm dots, Hammond cat. #
1421T6CL. Any decent electronics shop should be able to get them, or
will at least have a catalogue that you can look through to find
something that will work.

The feet I'm using are clear, not black, and a little smaller in
diameter than the original ones, but they stick better, both to the
powerbook and to desks, and the cost was around $4 for a package of 24.

[Tony Hwang]

Hi,
Can find them at hardware store as well, like Home Depot.
Tony

Pat Janes wrote:

> In article <BB6D206F.E1FA%terrenceredding@bellsouth.net>,
> "Terrence R. Redding Ph.D." <terrenceredding@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>

>>I have an 867Mhz tiPowerbook. I have lost the rubber foot next to the
>>battery compartment. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement.

>
>
> There's someone on ebay who sells powerbook rubber feet, claims they're
> the same size as the Apple ones. Do an ebay search for powerbook feet
> and you'll find them. The Apple replacement feet are really expensive -
> something like $20 for 4.
>
> I found some acceptable (to me at least) replacement feet at a local
> electronics shop. The ones I'm using are made by 3M but packaged by
> Hammond Manufacturing. They're 7.8 x 2.2 mm dots, Hammond cat. #
> 1421T6CL. Any decent electronics shop should be able to get them, or
> will at least have a catalogue that you can look through to find
> something that will work.
>
> The feet I'm using are clear, not black, and a little smaller in
> diameter than the original ones, but they stick better, both to the
> powerbook and to desks, and the cost was around $4 for a package of 24.

[Howard S Shubs]

In article <PnO1b.813515$ro6.16293018@news2.calgary.shaw.ca >,
Tony Hwang <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Can find them at hardware store as well, like Home Depot.

Or Radio Shack. Feet for whatever are available from many different
places.

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[Chey]

In <moomesa-B14073.18033623082003@corp.newsfeeds.com> Jeepers wrote:

> In article <howard-297106.18203223082003@enews.newsguy.com>,
> Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net> wrote:
>

>> In article <PnO1b.813515$ro6.16293018@news2.calgary.shaw.ca >,
>> Tony Hwang <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>

>> > Can find them at hardware store as well, like Home Depot.

>>
>> Or Radio Shack. Feet for whatever are available from many different
>> places.

>
> Hell, I got mine in a package containing a Lacie firewire drive.
>
>
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Just curious though I have a 14" iBook which lost one of the feet next
to the batter a week after receiving it. The replacements everyone is
mentioning are they just rubber button or do they actually screw in.
Mine seemed to be attached to an aluminum leg.

[Terrence R. Redding Ph.D.]

I have one of those drives with four extra feet - but being a bit anal - I
would prefer exact replacements.

Terry

On 8/23/03 7:03 PM, in article
[email]moomesa-B14073.18033623082003@corp.newsfeeds.com[/email], "Jeepers"
<moomesa@INVALIDfnbnet.net> wrote:

> In article <howard-297106.18203223082003@enews.newsguy.com>,
> Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net> wrote:
>

>> In article <PnO1b.813515$ro6.16293018@news2.calgary.shaw.ca >,
>> Tony Hwang <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>

>>> Can find them at hardware store as well, like Home Depot.

>>
>> Or Radio Shack. Feet for whatever are available from many different
>> places.

>
> Hell, I got mine in a package containing a Lacie firewire drive.
>
>
> -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =-----
> [url]http://www.newsfeeds.com[/url] - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World!
> -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =-----

[Terrence R. Redding Ph.D.]

Mine seem to have some sort of piece of rubber that extends through the case
a bit. I believe they are more than just glued on - but could easily be
wrong.

Terry

On 8/23/03 11:02 PM, in article
[email]20030823200419405-0700@news-byoa.prodigy.net[/email], "Chey"
<chesysaynoway@prodigy.net> wrote:

> In <moomesa-B14073.18033623082003@corp.newsfeeds.com> Jeepers wrote:

>> In article <howard-297106.18203223082003@enews.newsguy.com>,
>> Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net> wrote:
>>

>>> In article <PnO1b.813515$ro6.16293018@news2.calgary.shaw.ca >,
>>> Tony Hwang <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Can find them at hardware store as well, like Home Depot.
>>>
>>> Or Radio Shack. Feet for whatever are available from many different
>>> places.

>>
>> Hell, I got mine in a package containing a Lacie firewire drive.
>>
>>
>> -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =-----
>> [url]http://www.newsfeeds.com[/url] - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World!
>> -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =-----
>>

>
> Just curious though I have a 14" iBook which lost one of the feet next
> to the batter a week after receiving it. The replacements everyone is
> mentioning are they just rubber button or do they actually screw in.
> Mine seemed to be attached to an aluminum leg.

[Uli Wienands]

In article <BB6DBF13.E3E7%terrenceredding@bellsouth.net>, "Terrence R.
Redding Ph.D." <terrenceredding@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Mine seem to have some sort of piece of rubber that extends through the case
> a bit. I believe they are more than just glued on - but could easily be
> wrong.
>
> Terry
>
> On 8/23/03 11:02 PM, in article
> [email]20030823200419405-0700@news-byoa.prodigy.net[/email], "Chey"
> <chesysaynoway@prodigy.net> wrote:
>

> > In <moomesa-B14073.18033623082003@corp.newsfeeds.com> Jeepers wrote:

> >> In article <howard-297106.18203223082003@enews.newsguy.com>,
> >> Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>> In article <PnO1b.813515$ro6.16293018@news2.calgary.shaw.ca >,
> >>> Tony Hwang <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Can find them at hardware store as well, like Home Depot.
> >>>
> >>> Or Radio Shack. Feet for whatever are available from many different
> >>> places.
> >>
> >> Hell, I got mine in a package containing a Lacie firewire drive.
> >>
> >>
> >> -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =-----
> >> [url]http://www.newsfeeds.com[/url] - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World!
> >> -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =-----
> >>

> >
> > Just curious though I have a 14" iBook which lost one of the feet next
> > to the batter a week after receiving it. The replacements everyone is
> > mentioning are they just rubber button or do they actually screw in.
> > Mine seemed to be attached to an aluminum leg.

On the iBook, the feet are clamped in by some tiny metal protrusions in
the receptor. I got a few relacement feet "complimentary" from the Apple
store when I picked up our iBook after the display repair. But that was
while it was still under warranty... In the meantime we have gone through
these and will have to try the alternatives...

Uli

[Richard Chang]

In article <BB6D206F.E1FA%terrenceredding@bellsouth.net>,
"Terrence R. Redding Ph.D." <terrenceredding@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> I have an 867Mhz tiPowerbook. I have lost the rubber foot next to the
> battery compartment. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement.

Try [url]www.pbparts.com[/url]. Last time I checked they were selling them for $5
each.

-R.