Flaky New Battery or a PRAM issue?
Last summer I purchased a new battery for my Pismo and within the last few weeks occassionally (though with increasing frequency) it has gone from full charge to zero very quickly (w\in 15 minutes or so). It is one of those OWC batteries that promises 125% (IIRC) battery run-time of the original that came from Apple. Any rate, as the performance is inconsistent I was wondering if there is something else at play that make the Pismo think that the battery is discharged. Is this a symptom of PRAM going bad? When this happens - the pismo turns off - does not go to sleep and frequently the clock needs to be reset. BW - I do exercise the battery a lot, that is I usually run the Pismo on battery power. Also, when I reconnect the Pismo the batery shows 0 full and recharges - dunno if it charges faster than before. Just covering all bases before I go back to OWC about a possibly defective battery. Thanks in advance, Barry -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Flaky New Battery or a PRAM issue?
I don't know about the Pismo, but, based on my Lombard experience, yes, it's a dead PRAM. Try booting into Open Firmware and typing 'reset-all'. That could help a lot. Caleb On Thursday, Jan 5, 2006, at 04:23 America/Chicago, Barry Muller wrote: Last summer I purchased a new battery for my Pismo and within the last few weeks occassionally (though with increasing frequency) it has gone from full charge to zero very quickly (w\in 15 minutes or so). It is one of those OWC batteries that promises 125% (IIRC) battery run-time of the original that came from Apple. Any rate, as the performance is inconsistent I was wondering if there is something else at play that make the Pismo think that the battery is discharged. Is this a symptom of PRAM going bad? When this happens - the pismo turns off - does not go to sleep and frequently the clock needs to be reset. BW - I do exercise the battery a lot, that is I usually run the Pismo on battery power. Also, when I reconnect the Pismo the batery shows 0 full and recharges - dunno if it charges faster than before. Just covering all bases before I go back to OWC about a possibly defective battery. Thanks in advance, Barry -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Flaky New Battery or a PRAM issue?
At 2:23 AM -0800 01/05/2006, Barry Muller wrote: Last summer I purchased a new battery for my Pismo and within the last few weeks occassionally (though with increasing frequency) it has gone from full charge to zero very quickly (w\in 15 minutes or so). While it's possible that the battery has failed, it's about as likely that the power supply board has a problem. Is this a symptom of PRAM going bad? Not the PRAM itself. But some of the symptoms could be caused by a dying PRAM battery. - Dan. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
