[MacDV] iBook G3/500 Hell Part II

[Gerhard Kuhn]

Hi Chris

The power cord has a ring of light around it at the end that plugs into 
your iBook.  When it lights up amber the battery is charging when it 
changes to a green light the battery is fully charged. It should work 
with just a power adapter even if no battery is installed.   A battery 
on laptop should give you 3 years of reasonable service before it needs 
to be replaced.  The life of the battery depends on the number 
charge/discharge cycles, storage temperature and they just deteriorate 
over time.

Gerhard



On Apr 29, 2004, at 2:05 PM, chris at beliefpictures.ca wrote:

> Hey,
>
> I purchased a used G3/500 (SNOW iBook) from a user on eBay. The 
> original
> adapter (AC) was too warn and eventually failed to work (iBook does not
> power up). Now he sent me a Yo-Yo adapter and nothing happens. Is my
> battery dead? Is my iBook dead? What gives? Can the iBook power up 
> with the
> adapter alone? How do you charge the battery/know if it is charging? 
> Has
> anyone had this much trouble with an iBook?
>
> Chris