[P1] Battery problem

[PaulKurtz III]

I read on this list a while back that someone used a paperclip to connect
the contacts on his battery and brought it back to life.  I can't remember
exactly how, but he touched either end of the clip to a pair of the contacts
and revived it.  The batteries have a chip in them, and it seemed to reset
it.

This could cause damage or even be dangerous, so try this at your own risk.

Paul


On 2/9/04 1:46 PM, "Stan Marks" <swmarks at allvantage.com> wrote:

> on 2/9/04 12:03 PM, B G at briang113 at yahoo.com wrote:
> 
>> You should take it in to be checked, that red x also
>> shows up when the battery is good but the charging
>> circuit is bad, if you have access to a known good
>> battery put that in and see if the x is still there.
>> This happened to me once and it was not the battery
>> but the charging circuit in the laptop.
> 
> I didn't mention it in my original message, but the "X" on the battery icon
> is black, not red. What ill does this bode, as opposed to the red "X"?
> 
> Also, as I did mention previously, the LED indicators on the bottom of the
> battery do not light up at all. That would seem to me to be a pretty strong
> indication of a dead battery.
> 
> Zoki said that Apple will not replace the battery as part of its warranty.
> Can anyone else confirm this, before I call AppleCare?
> 
> Stan
> 
> 
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