Interesting. I've heard this before, but in my case, keeping the Ti plugged in most of the time (almost always), I only recently noticed the battery is not staying charged for more than 60-75 minutes. Got the 400 during the middle period of their release so it's been a few years.
Don Bruce Mitchell wrote: > My Mac guru advises that it is wise not to keep a PB plugged in all the time > but instead let the battery run down fully at least every few weeks, that > doing so will actually enhance the life span of the battery. He seems to be > correct, as with every PB I have owned I have had spare batteries for the > other bay which get little use and they always die long before the main > battery which I let wear down periodically. > > Bruce Mitchell > > on 2/6/04 6:09 PM, Richard Matteson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > > > For what it's worth, I too recently purchased a NewerTech 6600mAh > > battery for my Pismo from Other World Computing. I haven't had it long > > enough to check the actual working time on a charge, but the "Battery > > Status Indicator" shows 4:06 at 99% capacity (it showed 4:57 at 100% > > capacity when I first unplugged the power adapter and seems to be all > > over the place, especially after a short period of inactivity or a > > sleep period.) It will be a while before I know how accurate this is > > because I use the 'Book plugged in most of the time. If I get a good > > read of the time sooner, I'll post with the current subject. > > > > Rick Matteson > > 400mHz Pismo, 1GB RAM, 40MB Hitachi HD > > -- > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
