[Ti] During the recall

[T.L. Miller]

If I'm away for a week or two and the recalled battery is out, I would
prefer not to leave my AlBook plugged in at home.


On 8/26/06, at 9:49 PM, Kynan Shook kshook at cae.wisc.edu said:

>It will, eventually.  The internal battery is enough for several  
>minutes to several hours of sleep (depending on the model), or  
>probably several days while shut down.  It is rechargeable; the  
>recommended procedure to charge it is to charge the main battery,  
>then leave the computer plugged in for 24 hours.
>
>However, is there any particular reason to NOT leave it plugged in?   
>It might help prolong the life of the internal battery - they don't  
>die often, but it can happen...  And it's not as easy to get replaced  
>as the internal batteries used on a desktop Mac; the batteries are  
>custom, and sometimes come permanently attached to the circuit board  
>for the PMU.
>
>"T.L. Miller" <tlmiller at mac.com> writes:
>> Apple recommends that you remove the recalled battery and plug in  
>> the AC
>> adapter when you want to use your Mac. If the computer is turned off,
>> will the internal battery get drained if the adapter isn't used after
>> the battery has been removed?
>
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