Re: battery charging problem on powerbook g4
thanks, i did post to that group but apparently it is not being modertated as my message has not yet been posted. also, the home page of this group, the first sentence states: Welcome to G-Group (originally G-List), a Google Group managed by Low End Mac and covering all Macs built around G3, G4, and G5 CPUs. nothing about it being towers only??? On May 19, 8:14 pm, Charles Lenington macso...@brightok.net wrote: You may get better answers on the G4books list (this list is for towers) http://groups.google.com/group/g4books -- 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
Re: battery charging problem on powerbook g4
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
Re: battery charging problem on powerbook g4
Demetrius wrote: 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 snip-- You may get better answers on the G4books list (this list is for towers) http://groups.google.com/group/g4books -- 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
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