Quoting Allan Hise <allan at hise.org>: > > > On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, PaulKurtz III wrote: > > > 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. > > That was me. The battery is still working great. Allan, Which contacts did you connect - or does it matter? I don't seem to have anything to lose, here, if Apple will not replace the battery under warranty, so I am willing to try it... In the interim, I have found and purchased a slightly used battery from a vendor on eBay. If nothing else, I guess I will have a spare battery. Stan