I had the same type of experience last fall (02) with my Pismo. The system ws inadvertantlyleft on with the lid down and after about 2 weks I went to use it and it was totally dead.. Wouldn't recharge at all. I left it in the Pismo with the ac attached and used it that way...left it plugged in for about 3 days and on the 4th day itstarted to charge itself...Took a full charge and no problems since...still get about 3 hrs a charge. I suggest hooking it up and letting it go for a few days at the least to see if it recharges... HTH, Mike K
Laurent Daudelin wrote: > on 24/01/03 22:50, Gladys Pérez-Almiroty at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> I have left my spare battery out of my Pismo for much longer than three > >> months. It should recharge once I plug in my adapter and let it sit in > >> the bay, no? > >> Donald > > > > donald: > > i don't want to sound like a party pooper, but i did the same thing and > > my battery is dead as a doornail. i even tried a charger, but nothing. > > i get 1 flashing light, but it doesn't charge. > > if anybody has ideas, they are welcome. > > Did you leave it in for some time? I sometimes get the flashing light, but I > will leave it in the PowerBook and after a certain time, the light stops > flashing and the battery starts charging. There was a application that was > able to reset the battery internal memory, IIRC, I think from Apple, so that > it would accept to charge again. If I remember correctly, the battery memory > can think at some point that the battery is dead when it's not. If the > battery is really dead, then there is nothing you can do, except getting > another battery. I'm not sure if that tool was working only for specific > PowerBook G3, like the Wallstreet and the PDQ, or if it was good for all the > PowerBook G3 Series, though... > > -Laurent. -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
