Overheating at the power adapter location shuts down computer

On occation Powerbook gets hot near the power adapter input. The unit shuts down with what sounds like the fan running, I must hold down the power button until it restarts. The unit is on a flat hard surface and the battery and charger function properly. I ran the hardware test, off the CD, which indicted all OK.
Any ideas of what the problem may be?
Powerbook G4 15 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

The best thing that you can do is purchase an enclosure for your internal drive (see -> http://eshop.macsales.com/search/2.5%22+usb+enclosures), use a Phillips #00 screwdriver and a Torx T6 screwdriver (also available in a kit from OWC/macsales -> http://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/TOOLKIT14/) and get the hard drive out and into the enclosure (it's quite simple to do and there are videos at OWC that will help -> http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/).
Once the drive is in the enclosure you can plug it into any Mac and retrieve your data. Probably the best thing to do would be purchasing an external drive and copying (or cloning, see -> http://www.bombich.com/) the data from your internal (now in the enclosure) to the external drive.
Then reverse the process, putting your internal drive back in place, and take your machine to your local Apple Store or an AASP. I know that it sounds rather convoluted, but you'll be able to use the external drive afterwards to make backups (see -> Most commonly used backup methods).
Make sense? Or am I just being confusing?
Clinton

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