[iBook] Battery/Charger problem

[B G]

I have had great luck with ebay for batteries for my ibook.

I have had to replace it a few times I do a lot of battery discharge/ 
recharge almost every day.

Anyway buy from a seller who sells multiple batteries and offers a  
warranty( if the actual test the batteries even better), the price  
can vary form $30 to $60.


  Good Luck
Brian
On May 2, 2006, at 9:08 PM, Brian Olesky wrote:

> My wife has a dual USB, 600, about 5 years old. About a year ago, we
> purchased a new battery from Other World Computing, and now, 14  
> months later
> (2 months past warranty), it's pretty much dead. If you get 10 minutes
> you're lucky.
>
> However, I don't think the battery was the problem. I think it's  
> the power
> adapter. When plugged in, sometimes it works, but often it loses its
> connection, and stops charging. This has been happening for over a  
> year, and
> just before its Applecare warranty expired I tried to get Apple to  
> replace
> it but they refused, saying it's just "normal wear and tear."
>
> Therefore, I suspect what may have happened is that this constant
> "connection/no connection" mode may have caused the battery to  
> constantly
> charge and discharge so many times that it was the equivalent of  
> about 3
> years normal recharging in just one, and now it's near dead.
>
> So my question is--is this a reasonable theory? Has anyone else run  
> into
> this? Does it mean we should purchase both a new adapter cord and  
> another
> new battery? (Pretty expensive). Are these cords available  
> somewhere at a
> lower cost than from Apple?
>
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