Bad DC-in board?

My 500mhz G3 iBook has a strange problem that only surfaced recently...
It runs perfect off of the battery. With the power adaptor (with or without battery), it will run, but if you nudge the laptop (such as picking it up to move it across the table) it turns off. This problem sounds like a similar problem to many other people's DC-in board problems.
I have no problem opening my iBook to replace parts - already installed a combo drive and a 100gb hard drive (a while ago, don't think it's related).

It's likely the power input (DC-in) board, then.
Possible sources for the part (assuming it is the 12-inch model):
http://www.powerbooktech.com/part,name-Power-Input-Board-for-iBook-G3,ibook-whit e-g3-12.htm
http://www.welovemacs.com/92245921.html
http://www.powerbookmedic.com/xcart1/customer/product.php?productid=16345
http://powerbookguy.com/newibook.html
http://microdocusa.com/icebookparts.html
http://www.ifixit.com/iBook-Parts/iBook-G3-12-Inch-DC-In-Board/IF150-011
Online instructions:
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/50.16.0.html
http://www.powerbooktech.com/knowledge,name-Power-Input-Board,type-6.htm
Good luck.

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