>Does anyone know where I might get a new power management board >(CHEAP) for my WallStreet 266? It seems to be eating batteries at a >rate of one every three months, and the board seems to be the only >thing I can think of (I've done the shift/option/apple/restart thing >quite a few times). > >When I first bought my Wallstreet, the battery in it lasted about a >year before it would suddenly die - I'd have about three quarters of >battery left showing on the control strip, and then there would be a >message about the battery being about to die and the computer going >to sleep to preserve contents of memory. > >I then bought another (Apple) battery, which worked fine for another >year and then - same again. > >The third battery (Lacie) only lasted a few months. > >This fourth battery (VST) has just developed the same fault, and I've >only been using it for a month or so. > >Batteries don't generally get a hard time from me, as I usually use >the AC adapter. Surely I'm not getting a string of defective >batteries? I think David Wedge (on this list, IIRC) has them a little cheaper than powerbookparts.com.
My take is that LiION batteries, while high on capacity and good on performance, don't last long. NiMHs Type II/III perform less satisfactorily, but are less likely to die prematurely. My Lombard battery died after 2 years. A new WS battery died after about 14 months. Neither had particularly heavy use. By contrast, both the PowerBook 190 and 5300 we had (NiMH) both lasted 5 years with their batteries, both of which are still going with their 2nd owners (now the batteries are almost 7 years' old). The trade off, of course, is they only last 1.5-2 hours. That makes me wonder how long NiMHs last in the 3400 or Kanga - while they won't provide much PB up-time, I bet they last longer than the LiIONs in terms of battery life. I've noted a lot of people's original iBook (1999-2000) batteries went out to lunch fairly early (12-18 months) and that replacements aren't that easy to come by. Cheers, RD Remy Davison Contributing Editor/News Editor, Insanely-Great Mac <http://www.insanely-great.com> mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> RD's PowerBook page: <http://www.macpowerbook.com> -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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
