Pismo battery woes?

2006-02-02 Thread Geoffrey Peters
I'd been given a Pismo (yes, givem, the last of the truly gorgeous 
laptops Apple ever made) but it wasn't going ... it *had* been 
functioning, but was then stored (with a full charge) in the bottom 
of a filing cabinet for two months before I got my lucky li' mitts on 
this G3/500/768MB/20GB beauty with the unmarred case. Sent it off to 
get fixed.


The case issue aside (a long story), the battery which was 14 months 
old, had been swapped on me by the body repair centre.


It is being recognised, as in under 9.1 the battery appears in the 
menubar, but it reads 0 % and there's no lightning bolt. Press the 
li'l button on the side of the battery, and the firsyt green LED 
blinks a few times.


Is this battery totally scrubbed, or has someone figured out a way to 
rejuve these dears?


(btw: I'm now -- Hi!! *waves*)


Geoffrey
--
--  Endian Little Hate I --- --
 I'm afraid music in the modern idiom is too repetitive for my tastes
... although the rhythm does have a certain hypnotic effect. -- Brains
(International Rescue Engineer, 'Thunderbirds' (c) Gerry Anderson 1969)

--
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: Pismo battery woes?

2006-02-02 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 02/02/06 11:22, Geoffrey Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 I'd been given a Pismo (yes, givem, the last of the truly gorgeous
 laptops Apple ever made) but it wasn't going ... it *had* been
 functioning, but was then stored (with a full charge) in the bottom
 of a filing cabinet for two months before I got my lucky li' mitts on
 this G3/500/768MB/20GB beauty with the unmarred case. Sent it off to
 get fixed.
 
 The case issue aside (a long story), the battery which was 14 months
 old, had been swapped on me by the body repair centre.
 
 It is being recognised, as in under 9.1 the battery appears in the
 menubar, but it reads 0 % and there's no lightning bolt. Press the
 li'l button on the side of the battery, and the firsyt green LED
 blinks a few times.
 
 Is this battery totally scrubbed, or has someone figured out a way to
 rejuve these dears?
 
 (btw: I'm now -- Hi!! *waves*)
 
 
 Geoffrey
 -- 
 --  Endian Little Hate I --- --
   I'm afraid music in the modern idiom is too repetitive for my tastes
 ... although the rhythm does have a certain hypnotic effect. -- Brains
 (International Rescue Engineer, 'Thunderbirds' (c) Gerry Anderson 1969)

Hey, good for you, Geoffrey!

The battery might be dead but you might be able to revive it. You can search
in the G-Books archive as this subject comes out regularly.

BTW, that's the first time I see a quote from Brains of the 'Thunderbirds'!
Thunderbirds are go!

-Laurent.
-- 

Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Washington, DC, USA
 Usual disclaimers apply ***


-- 
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
---