Re: Wallstreet batteries
-- In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Gene Osburn [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Wallstreet batteries Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 13:59:49 -0700 I've got a battery that doesn't show up when inserted. I assume it's dead. It's the only battery I have for this wallstreet. It's been stored for several years, was fine before that. Is there any utility that might get the computer to try charging it? I'm just wondering if maybe the charge has dropped so low that the computer doesn't recognise it, but perhaps if given some juice it may still have a little life in it. There used to be a little utility from Apple called, I believe, BatteryReset, which would just reset the little chip on the battery so that the battery would communicate with the Wallstreet that it's OK to charge. Not sure where it is on the Apple download site, though... Battery Reset only works with batteries that still have at least a trace charge in them. If the WS can't see the battery in the bay it's too dead to be revived. Sad but true -- LiIons that are stored for too long without at least a 30-40% charge will die. I've never even heard of any external charger/conditioner that will revive a LiIon once it's reached this state; has anyone else actually saved one of these...? I thought I should respond to this in case others read it while researching a solution to the same problem. I took Paul up on his kind offer and he quickly sent me the battery reset utility. It worked perfectly on the first try, and the battery charged for hours while I used the computer. I'm waiting on new hinges for the wallstreet so I've removed the display to protect the ribbon cables and am using an external monitor instead. After the battery was fully charged, I went on the net with the internal modem and the hard drive running constantly, and it lasted for 2 hours 55 minutes. I realize it won't last nearly as long when the display is back on, but I'm happy nonetheless. :) Thanks to all, Andrew -- 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: Wallstreet batteries
I've got a battery that doesn't show up when inserted. I assume it's dead. It's the only battery I have for this wallstreet. It's been stored for several years, was fine before that. Is there any utility that might get the computer to try charging it? I'm just wondering if maybe the charge has dropped so low that the computer doesn't recognise it, but perhaps if given some juice it may still have a little life in it. There used to be a little utility from Apple called, I believe, BatteryReset, which would just reset the little chip on the battery so that the battery would communicate with the Wallstreet that it's OK to charge. Not sure where it is on the Apple download site, though... Battery Reset only works with batteries that still have at least a trace charge in them. If the WS can't see the battery in the bay it's too dead to be revived. Sad but true -- LiIons that are stored for too long without at least a 30-40% charge will die. I've never even heard of any external charger/conditioner that will revive a LiIon once it's reached this state; has anyone else actually saved one of these...? Gene Osburn I can't brag about the shape I'm in - I can't sing, I ain't pretty and my legs are thin; but don't ask me what I think of you - I might not give the answers that you want me to. Oh well -- 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 ---
Wallstreet batteries
I've got a battery that doesn't show up when inserted. I assume it's dead. It's the only battery I have for this wallstreet. It's been stored for several years, was fine before that. Is there any utility that might get the computer to try charging it? I'm just wondering if maybe the charge has dropped so low that the computer doesn't recognise it, but perhaps if given some juice it may still have a little life in it. Sounds strange I'm sure, but you never know till you ask. What are my options if this is as dead as it appears, are they still sold anywhere? -- 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: Wallstreet batteries
On 27/09/05 16:39, Andrew MacDougall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've got a battery that doesn't show up when inserted. I assume it's dead. It's the only battery I have for this wallstreet. It's been stored for several years, was fine before that. Is there any utility that might get the computer to try charging it? I'm just wondering if maybe the charge has dropped so low that the computer doesn't recognise it, but perhaps if given some juice it may still have a little life in it. Sounds strange I'm sure, but you never know till you ask. What are my options if this is as dead as it appears, are they still sold anywhere? There used to be a little utility from Apple called, I believe, BatteryReset, which would just reset the little chip on the battery so that the battery would communicate with the Wallstreet that it's OK to charge. Not sure where it is on the Apple download site, though... -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 ---
Re: Wallstreet batteries
My reply follows quote. On 9/27/05, at 4:43 pm -0400, Laurent Daudelin wrote: On 27/09/05 16:39, Andrew MacDougall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've got a battery that doesn't show up when inserted. I assume it's dead. (snip) options if this is as dead as it appears, are they still sold anywhere? There used to be a little utility from Apple called, I believe, BatteryReset, which would just reset the little chip on the battery so that the battery would communicate with the Wallstreet that it's OK to charge. Not sure where it is on the Apple download site, though... I have a copy, email me directly if you need it. Paul -- 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: Do Wallstreet batteries last longer than a year?
Thanks. The battery reset has proven that the battery won't hold more than 14%. It's time to get a new one. I also see that they are at Ebay (buy it now) for $85. __ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree -- 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:[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 ---
Re: Do Wallstreet batteries last longer than a year?
On Saturday, November 8, 2003, at 07:03 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 08/11/03 04:59, Bob at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I infrequently use the battery, like once every 2 months, but it can't hold a charge. I hate forking out $150 every year for the battery. I'm I missing something, or do they normally last this short? They should last longer. Don't pay $150 the next time. LaptopsBatteries.com has them for $104... -Laurent. That's LaptopBatteries.com (not LaptopsBatteries.com) isn't it? Turtle-Bear -- 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:[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 ---
Re: Do Wallstreet batteries last longer than a year?
I infrequently use the battery, like once every 2 months, but it can't hold a charge. I hate forking out $150 every year for the battery. I'm I missing something, or do they normally last this short? Laptop batteries are supposed to be used so if your not going to use battery power for months at a time, take it out of the laptop. 700MHz iBook running 10.2.8 Macs for life! http://homepage.mac.com/nikon80x/Menu2.html -- 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:[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 ---
Re: Do Wallstreet batteries last longer than a year?
on 09/11/03 10:52, Pauline Turtle-Bear Guillermo at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Saturday, November 8, 2003, at 07:03 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 08/11/03 04:59, Bob at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I infrequently use the battery, like once every 2 months, but it can't hold a charge. I hate forking out $150 every year for the battery. I'm I missing something, or do they normally last this short? They should last longer. Don't pay $150 the next time. LaptopsBatteries.com has them for $104... -Laurent. That's LaptopBatteries.com (not LaptopsBatteries.com) isn't it? Turtle-Bear No, that's http://www.laptops-battery.com/. Lets repeat it again: It's http://www.laptops-battery.com/. -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelinhttp://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] brute force adj.: Describes a primitive programming style, one in which the programmer relies on the computer's processing power instead of using his or her own intelligence to simplify the problem, often ignoring problems of scale and applying naive methods suited to small problems directly to large ones. The term can also be used in reference to programming style: brute-force programs are written in a heavyhanded, tedious way, full of repetition and devoid of any elegance or useful abstraction (see also brute force and ignorance). -- 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:[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 ---
Re: Do Wallstreet batteries last longer than a year?
on 08/11/03 20:00, David Ensteness at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They should last longer. Don't pay $150 the next time. LaptopsBatteries.com has them for $104... I just looked on that website and the best deal I saw one Wallstreet batteries was close to $200 ... OK, try the following link: http://www.laptops-battery.com/catalog/product_info.php/manufacturers_id/3/p roducts_id/5403 What do you see? Anybody else see Powerbook G3 Wall Street Series $104.00 there, in a large header on that page? -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelinhttp://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] code police n.: [by analogy with George Orwell's `thought police'] A mythical team of Gestapo-like storm troopers that might burst into one's office and arrest one for violating programming style rules. May be used either seriously, to underline a claim that a particular style violation is dangerous, or ironically, to suggest that the practice under discussion is condemned mainly by anal-retentive weenies. Dike out that goto or the code police will get you! The ironic usage is perhaps more common. -- 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:[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 ---
Re: Do Wallstreet batteries last longer than a year?
Hmm... Seems to me that if you had given the correct web address the first time, there would be no confusion or need for your second and third responses. LaptopsBatteries.com looks nothing like laptops-battery.com. Just an observation, kind of like open mouth, insert foot Shawn On Sunday, November 9, 2003, at 02:23 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 08/11/03 20:00, David Ensteness at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They should last longer. Don't pay $150 the next time. LaptopsBatteries.com has them for $104... I just looked on that website and the best deal I saw one Wallstreet batteries was close to $200 ... OK, try the following link: http://www.laptops-battery.com/catalog/product_info.php/ manufacturers_id/3/p roducts_id/5403 What do you see? Anybody else see Powerbook G3 Wall Street Series $104.00 there, in a large header on that page? -Laurent. -- === = Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin http://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] code police n.: [by analogy with George Orwell's `thought police'] A mythical team of Gestapo-like storm troopers that might burst into one's office and arrest one for violating programming style rules. May be used either seriously, to underline a claim that a particular style violation is dangerous, or ironically, to suggest that the practice under discussion is condemned mainly by anal-retentive weenies. Dike out that goto or the code police will get you! The ironic usage is perhaps more common. -- 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:[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 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:[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 ---
Do Wallstreet batteries last longer than a year?
I infrequently use the battery, like once every 2 months, but it can't hold a charge. I hate forking out $150 every year for the battery. I'm I missing something, or do they normally last this short? __ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree -- 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:[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 ---
Re: Do Wallstreet batteries last longer than a year?
on 08/11/03 04:59, Bob at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I infrequently use the battery, like once every 2 months, but it can't hold a charge. I hate forking out $150 every year for the battery. I'm I missing something, or do they normally last this short? They should last longer. Don't pay $150 the next time. LaptopsBatteries.com has them for $104... -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelinhttp://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] code monkey n.: 1. A person only capable of grinding out code, but unable to perform the higher-primate tasks of software architecture, analysis, and design. Mildly insulting. Often applied to the most junior people on a programming team. 2. Anyone who writes code for a living; a programmer. 3. A self-deprecating way of denying responsibility for a management decision, or of complaining about having to live with such decisions. As in Don't ask me why we need to write a compiler in COBOL, I'm just a code monkey. -- 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:[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 ---
Re: Do Wallstreet batteries last longer than a year?
My Reply follows quote. On 08/11/2003 06:03 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: on 08/11/03 04:59, Bob at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I infrequently use the battery, like once every 2 months, but it can't hold a charge. I hate forking out $150 every year for the battery. I'm I missing something, or do they normally last this short? They should last longer. Don't pay $150 the next time. LaptopsBatteries.com has them for $104... -Laurent. Or you might try a little application Battery Reset and maybe get it to take a charge. Ken -- 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:[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 ---
Re: Do Wallstreet batteries last longer than a year?
On 11/8/03 2:30 PM, Laurent Daudelin apparently wrote (in reply to Bob's post): on 08/11/03 04:59, Bob at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I infrequently use the battery, like once every 2 months, but it can't hold a charge. I hate forking out $150 every year for the battery. I'm I missing something, or do they normally last this short? They should last longer. Don't pay $150 the next time. LaptopsBatteries.com has them for $104... Maybe they *should*, but on my Pismo both the original Apple battery and the BTI I replaced it with lasted a little over a year. Not sure if that's the same battery as on the Wallstreet, though. Now if LaptopsBatteries.com has the NewerTechnology battery for the Pismo at that price, I'm interested (the NT battery is a 5400ma-hour battery supposedly, vs. the original Apple's 4800ma-hour). The Newer Tech battery is supposed to last longer between charges (so in theory, it should last longer total time). Anyone out there who has the NewerTech battery and has used it for a longer period of time (and can report their experiences for the list and me)? Thanks, Jim Rohde Life would be so much easier if I had the source code... -- 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:[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 ---
Re: Do Wallstreet batteries last longer than a year?
They should last longer. Don't pay $150 the next time. LaptopsBatteries.com has them for $104... I just looked on that website and the best deal I saw one Wallstreet batteries was close to $200 ... David -- 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:[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 ---
Greetings(!) ... and a question about Wallstreet batteries
Hi, Long-time Powerbook user (everything from Portable on up!) and I have FINALLY obtained a Wallstreet I Powerbook! I got it for a few dollars, because it had been damaged by the previous owner. I rebuild old 1xx, 5xx, Duos and 1400s in my spare time, so I figured I could do the same w/ my Wallstreet... and WAS IT EASY (w/ the manual)! Wow... Alot easier than a 5300! But NOW I have a question regarding the battery. At first, it started charging the battery. S-l-o-w-l-y, but it did it. Then, when it was about 3/4 done, I unplugged the AC, and the battery ran the Powerbook. Did it again... ...but this time the Powerbook shut down! After which, the Powerbook now refuses to startup w/ the battery installed. When I try to startup, the computer does the usual chime, then it does nothing. The sleep indicator blinks twice every 5-10 seconds - not at all as fast as when it is asleep - and that is it. I remove the battery, and it starts up just fine... THEN, when I install the battery in either bay, my Wallstr... uh, WS (see? I am learnin' already!) does not see the battery. I don't mean it does not charge it, or use its power; it does not even think a battery is in there! When I install the cd-rom in the right bay, the WS sees it and uses it. When I install the floppy drive in EITHER bay, the WS sees it and uses it! SO what is going on here? Could it be the card with the contacts on it in the expansion bays? OR the charge card in front of it? Since they charged the battery for awhile, I wonder what could have made them go bad? All I did was unplug the AC adapter while the WS was on... THanks, and glad 2 B here... Craig W. Atlanta GA -- 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:[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 ---
Re: Greetings(!) ... and a question about Wallstreet batteries
i had the same problem a long while ago...there is a little app somewhere called battery reset that will zero the battery so that it can be recharged again...try a google on battery reset wallstreet or i'm sure someone here knows where to get a copy. best, john Hi, Long-time Powerbook user (everything from Portable on up!) and I have FINALLY obtained a Wallstreet I Powerbook! I got it for a few dollars, because it had been damaged by the previous owner. I rebuild old 1xx, 5xx, Duos and 1400s in my spare time, so I figured I could do the same w/ my Wallstreet... and WAS IT EASY (w/ the manual)! Wow... Alot easier than a 5300! But NOW I have a question regarding the battery. At first, it started charging the battery. S-l-o-w-l-y, but it did it. Then, when it was about 3/4 done, I unplugged the AC, and the battery ran the Powerbook. Did it again... ...but this time the Powerbook shut down! After which, the Powerbook now refuses to startup w/ the battery installed. When I try to startup, the computer does the usual chime, then it does nothing. The sleep indicator blinks twice every 5-10 seconds - not at all as fast as when it is asleep - and that is it. I remove the battery, and it starts up just fine... THEN, when I install the battery in either bay, my Wallstr... uh, WS (see? I am learnin' already!) does not see the battery. I don't mean it does not charge it, or use its power; it does not even think a battery is in there! When I install the cd-rom in the right bay, the WS sees it and uses it. When I install the floppy drive in EITHER bay, the WS sees it and uses it! SO what is going on here? Could it be the card with the contacts on it in the expansion bays? OR the charge card in front of it? Since they charged the battery for awhile, I wonder what could have made them go bad? All I did was unplug the AC adapter while the WS was on... THanks, and glad 2 B here... Craig W. Atlanta GA -- 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:[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 --- -- john hudak [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.johnhudak.net -- 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:[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 ---
Re: Greetings(!) ... and a question about Wallstreet batteries
In a message dated 10/22/03 9:28:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
i had the same problem a long while ago...there is a little app
somewhere called battery reset that will zero the battery so that
it can be recharged again...try a google on battery reset
wallstreet or i'm sure someone here knows where to get a copy.
Yup!
That did it! Thanks a Million!
('cause that is what I would have spent NEEDLESSLY on a new WS battery!)
Craig W.
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