I had the same problem with my Titanium Powerbook too, it's the 3rd party battery doesn't fit quite the same as the original battery... I put a few pieces of tape on the opposite side from where the contacts and latch are or the side where the 2 plastic lock pins are so it would hold it in tighter, add one piece of tape at a time till it stops doing it... I hope this works for you like it did for me???
-----Original Message----- >From: Demetrius <babag...@gmail.com> >Sent: May 18, 2010 5:49 PM >To: G-Group <g3-5-list@googlegroups.com> >Subject: battery charging problem on powerbook g4 > >hi there, i could use some help, if anyone has any brilliant ideas... >my 17" (1.67) powerbook isn't charging battery properly, it seems to >keep start and stop charging, as the info at upper right switches from >"not charging battery" to "calculating time to full charge"... i've >only had this cpu a few months, and was using old battery that only >lasted 20 minutes, so mostly was using adapter, but the battery would >charge ok when i depleted it. then last week i got a new 3rd party >battery, did the 'condition' thing: full charge, full drain, repeat >4-5 times, but then yesterday the screen started going very very dark >suddenly and battery did not seem to go past 8% (this is from what i >could tell when i restarted and screen stays bright for a few >minutes.). hooked it up to external screen which works for a minute or >so, then that screen goes black as well. so now using old battery >which has some charge but it's draining, as it tries to chrage then >stops, etc... >any ideas? much appreciated! >~demetrius > >-- >You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for >those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power >Macs. >The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette >guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml >To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com >For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list Scars only tell us where we have been, they do not have to dictate where we are going... -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
