>I've purchased two replacement batteries for my Duo 2300c over the past
>year, and both last maybe 1/2 hr after booting on the power adapter, as
>opposed to about 1 hr for the original NiMH, and about 1.5 hrs for a BTI
>model MCT4 type 4 high capacity NiMH battery (not an exact match with the
>case, but it works). 1/2 hour of use isn't really practical. I thought that
>the first battery had been hurt by leaving it in the docked Duo over the
>course of a year when I didn't travel with the computer.
>
>The two batteries in question are Apple parts that have been repackaged by
>Nesco battery systems, as Nesco # LT196-0, and Apple model M7782. Apple
>model number M1499 appears on the original battery. Both are NiMH, but the
>original unit is a high capacity type 3 NiMH.
>
>Were these batteries never intended for the 2300c with its higher energy
>requirements for color (Nesco's packaging indicates Duo 2300, but not
>2300c), or are they defective? Both match the case perfectly. Nesco and
>Apple are silent on the issue.
>
>Currently running MacOS 8.6, deleted battery prediction preferences,
>reconditioned the batteries, modem off, screen dimmed, processor cycling
>enabled, filesharing off, etc.).
Type III batteries were the only ones with any serious life to them. The
others (I and II) behave as your describe. Maybe you just got old ones?
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