> I went to my local chain computer store and lo and behold > they had an APC replacement lombard battery
This is a lithium ion battery? These things age even sitting on the shelf. Does it have a date on it? it may be effectively as old as the original battery you had. > in fact they had several of > them. So i brought it home and smacked it in and it charged up. Cool! > then I let it discharge all the way With li-on batteries the recommendation is to never discharge all the way, it can ruin them. Take them back to the store you bought them and try to get your money back. Probably old batteries. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
