[Ti] Re: Titanium Digest, Vol 15, Issue 8

[Alcovia at aol.com]

Hi Trevor,

I just rest the PMU. The batteries dead, so I can't zap the PRAM. 
Good suggestion: I will borrow a working battery to make sure the battery is 
the problem and not something else.

Sophia

In a message dated 11/9/05 2:06:20 PM, 
titanium-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com writes:


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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 10:44:15 +0100
> From: "Dr Trevor J. Hutley" <TrevorHutley at consultant.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ti] PB battery won't recharge
> To: "A place to discuss Apple's Titanium computers."
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> On 9 Nov 2005, at 01:55, Alcovia at aol.com wrote:
> 
> > My PB battery won't recharge, I was not able to copy the info fast 
> > enough before it went dead. Can I recharge it myself? It won't 
> > recharge with the normal way. Will I have to buy a new battery?
> 
> Sophia - my experience on new Ti and Al books since 2001 is that the 
> battery life is between 1 and 2 years.  I am  sure that your battery 
> (if it is the original) is at least 2y old, as the 667 must be that 
> old at least, so my view is that the battery is probably due for 
> replacement.
> 
> Normally the batteries "fade" - hold their charge for less and less 
> time, before dying, but the failure can be quite quick - within a 
> week or so, once it starts.
> Did you get any warning signs, or was it sudden failure?
> 
> If you can borrow one for a minute from an Apple shop, or a friend, 
> and just replace it, that will show for sure if it is the battery 
> itself or something else.
> 
> Trevor
> 
> PS: I use my old battery to lift the backend of my 'book off the 
> desk, to improve the airflow....
> 

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