As best I remember, the battery simply wouldn't charge. When I put the machine to sleep or powered down, one or two lights would come on, and then go out after a bit. I thought the battery was fully charged, but it hadn't (only showing 20 minutes or so on battery life when I powered up again).
I reset the Power Manager a bunch, with no difference. Then I tried the Battery Reset Utility (or whatever it is called). This simply drained the battery to nothing, but didn't help charging. What I had then was a completely drained battery and no way to charge it! I tried an old battery (one that still charged but didn't hold charge well), and it didn't charge either (eliminating the battery as the cause). Then I went off to the shop to get it fixed. I didn't put a volt meter on the battery, so I don't know what your reading means. I also don't know whether voltage drops on these batteries as they discharge; I guess it must drop in order for the Mac to know how much battery is left (?). Good luck, Rod On 4/29/02 6:05 PM, "(G-Books)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 15:18:37 -0500 > Subject: Re: my intro > From: Byron Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Rod, what happened to the Power Manager board that let you know something > was wrong? > > I am having problems now with both batteries all of a sudden not showing a > charge even though they show voltage at 16.85 and up. Both Batts are new. >> -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
