Jim: I just had my battery replaced for my Pismo under AppleCare. Although my first problem was a dwindling battery life, it soon became secondary to an overheating problem caused by the battery. My Pismo never cooled down, even after being shutdown overnight. AppleCare told me to send it in immediately. I had called them weeks before about my suspicions of dwindling recharge time and I was also encouraged to call back once i established that the running time was consistently under one hour. Surely yours does fit this profile. Don't put it off. Give them a call and they'll hopefully send you a new one. Let us know how the customer service goes. Donald On Wednesday, October 9, 2002, at 10:26 AM, Jim Freeman wrote:
> I know this has been discussed a lot, but I still don't get it. My > Pismo battery has been getting lousy time for a long time, at least > since OS X 10.0. Someone on the list suggested I might be able to get > it replaced under AppleCare. I've been meaning to try this but haven't > gotten around to it. Last night I started working on my Pismo unplugged > and characteristically I got the warning message after about 20 min. I > decided to let it go and see how long before it would sleep itself. > After another five minutes the gauge read 0%, but it didn't shut off. I > ended up putting my Pismo down and going to bed after a total of about > 45 min. In the morning it was indeed asleep, but I don't know how long > it lasted. > > I haven't had a chance to test if letting it run out has improved my > battery life, but I thought Pismo batteries didn't work this way. That > little battery reset program doesn't work on Pismos, right? > > If I'm getting a total of about an hour just running Omniweb and Mail > with an airport card, is this normal or is my battery bad enough to ask > Apple to replace it? > > Thanks for any insights! > > Jim > -- 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
