I received nice email from a fellow who runs Base Station Repair.com, which repairs and buys old AirPort Base Stations. They offer a $6.50 plus shipping do-it-yourself capacitor repair kit if that's what's killed your graphite. You can have them repair it, if it turns out that's the problem, for $45, which includes return shipping. They will refund all but shipping charges to return it to you if they can't repair it. They can also tell you if there are additional parts that need replacing. They even buy dead base stations for up to $45 to $50 for broken graphite and snow base stations with all of the parts intact (power cord, internal card, etc.). They pay $30 for working AirPort Cards. I haven't used his service, so I can't vouch for their work, but the site has a lot of excellent information, and it seems like one of the best ways to avoid purchasing a new base station if your current setup works. Let us know how you fare with them, and whether this tip has been useful to you.... (Tips, Glennf)
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