Powerbook g4 bad fuse on the logicboard, Battery not charging

Ive seen many people with this same problem on different forums and havent found any answer on how to fix this.
The main problem is that the Powerbook only works with the AC adapter, and the battery is detected on the PC but is not charging. Even if you change the battery for a new one, it wont work.
The main problem is a fuse located on the logic board.Exactly this one:
http://ie.farnell.com/productimages/farnell/standard/1651771-40.jpg
Its a littelfuse 5a SMD. Here i put a pic of my board.The red boxes are where the fuse are located. So there must be something wrong on the logic board.
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/189/87383692.jpg
Regards.
PS: lets all try to fix this problem.
Message was edited by: mooesmoo

anickelback:
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Can you tell us something about what was happening before you go to this point? In other words, was everything working normally, or did you notice anything unusual?
BGreg has suggested what you need to do to recover you boot volume. In the absence of an install disk or Disk Warrior I suggest you try starting up in Safe Mode. If that does not work, try the suggestion of the second poster using the method in Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck.
Please do post back with an update or further questions or comments.
Cheers.
cornelius

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