[P1] Reviving a dead clamshell battery

[Brian Pearce]

> The recent postings on clamshell batteries prompted me to pull out one 
> of the extras I had in storage. I plugged it in & sure enough, the 
> iBook will only work when plugged in. The machine doesn't recognize 
> recognize that there is a battery in the machine. I have read of 
> others who have had success resurrecting the batteries with a VST 
> charger. I was wondering if anyone knows of any alternate methods I 
> can attempt. I would like to avoid purchasing a charger that may or 
> may not work, if possible.

The only other solution you could try is leaving the iBook in sleep 
mode for a few days, so the battery drains slowly; I did this 
inadvertantly, and an older battery went from less than a half-hour 
charge to nearly 45 minutes.

If you're hesitant to buy the charger, you could always send your 
battery to me, and I'd be willing to give it a try with my VST charger. 
But if this is a two or three year old battery, it's probably getting 
towards the end of its' useful life, and the VST charger won't be of 
much help. (It wasn't for me.)

BRIAN/bpearce at cloud9.net