[Ti] Dead battery, which replacement?

[A.J.Bos]

Many thanks for your quick and thorough reply. It helped a lot in 
deciding what to do now with my broken battery.

Arjan Bos

On maandag, sep 29, 2003, at 12:13 Europe/Amsterdam, Dr. Trevor J. 
Hutley wrote:

> At 10:18 pm +0200 29/9/03, A.J.Bos wrote:
>> So I'm in need of a new battery for my 667 TiBook (infrared). Now I 
>> have the following questions:
>>
>> 1) Are there any other known ways to revive my battery?
>
> no - Li-ion battery (as in phones and Powerbooks) life expectancy is 
> about 2 years, in my exprience.
>
>> 2) Are all TiBook batteries compatible?
>
> Yes, as far as I know, for Ti-book.
>
>>  if I get a new one, will it have a higher initial capacity then my 
>> current battery once had?
>
> Yes, almost certainly.  I replaced my original Ti-500 battery after 2 
> years ("end of life for a Li-ion battery") with a new one, which had a 
> larger storage capacity.
>
>> 3) Which steps do I need to take to ensure maximum battery life?
>
> From memory: allow the new battery to drain completely.  Recharge 
> fully.   Repeat every 3 months.
>
> There are articles in the Apple knowledge base about this (search, 
> patiently at: http://kbase.info.apple.com/)
>
>> 4) What does a new battery cost (in euro's)?
>
> I think my new Ti battery was about $120.
>
> Trevor
>
>
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