Re: Battery not charging
Hi Michael iMovie shouldn't have an effect on the battery. If you Option click on the battery icon in the menu bar, what extra info does it say there. (It should say something like Condition:Normal.). If it says Condition: Service Battery, then it can mean there is a problem with a battery. Also, try an SMC reset, as that can sometimes correct a battery issue as well. (dependant on what it says above of course). To do an SMC reset you need to do the following:- /quote Resetting the SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own Note: Portable computers that have a battery you should not remove on your own include MacBook Pro (Early 2009) and later, all models of MacBook Air, and MacBook (Late 2009). • Shut down the computer. • Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected. • On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time. • Release all the keys and the power button at the same time. • Press the power button to turn on the computer. Note: The LED on the MagSafe power adapter may change states or temporarily turn off when you reset the SMC. /end quote (Taken from - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964). See how that goes and let us know. (Oh, it can also be a faulty charger sometimes as well. Shows it thinks it's doing something, but it's not,…). Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Apple** On 10/12/2012, at 11:13 PM, Michael Hawkins michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au wrote: I have a year old MacBook Pro 17 2.4GHz Intel Core i7. OS 10.7.5. Although the power cord is plugged in and the light is green in the connector, the words (Not Charging) appear in the menu bar and the current battery charge is static at 40%. The computer is currently preparing a project in iMovie - could it be that the power being used for that matches the power being put in from the mains power? Regards, Michael Hawkins. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Battery not charging
Thanks Daniel. Option click shows condition normal. Fan was running when battery was not charging. Fan is not running now but iMovie reports unable to prepare project for publishing because a error occurred (-49). Battery is now charging. On 10/12/2012, at 11:19 PM, Daniel Kerr wa...@macwizardry.com.au wrote: Hi Michael iMovie shouldn't have an effect on the battery. If you Option click on the battery icon in the menu bar, what extra info does it say there. (It should say something like Condition:Normal.). If it says Condition: Service Battery, then it can mean there is a problem with a battery. Also, try an SMC reset, as that can sometimes correct a battery issue as well. (dependant on what it says above of course). To do an SMC reset you need to do the following:- /quote Resetting the SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own Note: Portable computers that have a battery you should not remove on your own include MacBook Pro (Early 2009) and later, all models of MacBook Air, and MacBook (Late 2009). • Shut down the computer. • Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected. • On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time. • Release all the keys and the power button at the same time. • Press the power button to turn on the computer. Note: The LED on the MagSafe power adapter may change states or temporarily turn off when you reset the SMC. /end quote (Taken from - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964). See how that goes and let us know. (Oh, it can also be a faulty charger sometimes as well. Shows it thinks it's doing something, but it's not,…). Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Apple** On 10/12/2012, at 11:13 PM, Michael Hawkins michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au wrote: I have a year old MacBook Pro 17 2.4GHz Intel Core i7. OS 10.7.5. Although the power cord is plugged in and the light is green in the connector, the words (Not Charging) appear in the menu bar and the current battery charge is static at 40%. The computer is currently preparing a project in iMovie - could it be that the power being used for that matches the power being put in from the mains power? Regards, Michael Hawkins. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Battery not charging
Give it a restart and see how goes with iMovie again. May be fine after that. Or an SMC can still help as well. (perhaps was just overheating/overworking slightly.) Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Apple** On 10/12/2012, at 11:38 PM, Michael Hawkins michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au wrote: Thanks Daniel. Option click shows condition normal. Fan was running when battery was not charging. Fan is not running now but iMovie reports unable to prepare project for publishing because a error occurred (-49). Battery is now charging. On 10/12/2012, at 11:19 PM, Daniel Kerr wa...@macwizardry.com.au wrote: Hi Michael iMovie shouldn't have an effect on the battery. If you Option click on the battery icon in the menu bar, what extra info does it say there. (It should say something like Condition:Normal.). If it says Condition: Service Battery, then it can mean there is a problem with a battery. Also, try an SMC reset, as that can sometimes correct a battery issue as well. (dependant on what it says above of course). To do an SMC reset you need to do the following:- /quote Resetting the SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own Note: Portable computers that have a battery you should not remove on your own include MacBook Pro (Early 2009) and later, all models of MacBook Air, and MacBook (Late 2009). • Shut down the computer. • Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected. • On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time. • Release all the keys and the power button at the same time. • Press the power button to turn on the computer. Note: The LED on the MagSafe power adapter may change states or temporarily turn off when you reset the SMC. /end quote (Taken from - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964). See how that goes and let us know. (Oh, it can also be a faulty charger sometimes as well. Shows it thinks it's doing something, but it's not,…). Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Apple** On 10/12/2012, at 11:13 PM, Michael Hawkins michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au wrote: I have a year old MacBook Pro 17 2.4GHz Intel Core i7. OS 10.7.5. Although the power cord is plugged in and the light is green in the connector, the words (Not Charging) appear in the menu bar and the current battery charge is static at 40%. The computer is currently preparing a project in iMovie - could it be that the power being used for that matches the power being put in from the mains power? Regards, Michael Hawkins. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: battery not charging
Hi Yvonne, Download CoconutBattery and check the cycle count. http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/ The “Service Battery” alert in almost every case means the battery needs to be replaced with a new one. In some circumstances though, if the battery still works fine but Mac OS X is reporting the error message anyway,reset the SMC can help. Anytime your Mac has power management type issues it’s worth giving the SMC reset a shot, it might fix the problem. If you tried the SMC reset to no avail and you think your battery is toast or it’s just being problematic, give Apple a call or go to an Apple Store. This is particularly helpful if the machine is reporting the “Service Battery” message, if the battery is in warranty they will replace it free of charge. There are even some situations where they will replace out of warranty batteries too, but it’s a case-by-case basis and often relating to the cycle count and age of the battery. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 27/08/2012, at 2:33 PM, wyv...@iinet.net.au wrote: hi Guys for a while now I have found that if I try to use this laptop [MacBook Pro 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo] on battery it will be fine for a short time then suddenly go from saying around 90% to shutdown in a matter of seconds. So basically if the power went out I might as well just shut down before it does it for me. It was doing that up until the end of last week and now where it used to show the %age charged it says 'Not Charging' and pull down menu from there shows 'Service Battery' [see below] My question I hope someone can answer isdo I need to find time to get this in to be checked or do you think I can assume it is just a dead battery and replace it. Yvonne Battery conditions The battery condition tells you whether your battery is functioning normally and approximately how much charge it can hold. Here are the possible conditions: Normal: The battery is functioning normally. Replace Soon: The battery is functioning normally but holds less charge than it did when it was new. Replace Now: The battery is functioning normally but holds significantly less charge than it did when it was new. You can continue to use the battery until you replace it without harming your computer. Service Battery: The battery isn’t functioning normally, and you may or may not notice a change in its behavior or the amount of charge it holds. Have your computer checked by an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP). You can continue to use your battery before it’s checked without harming your computer. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: battery not charging
Thanks for that Ronni. I'm not the most tech savvy but I think this says I need a new battery current charge 165mAh Max charge 385mAh current capacity385mAh design capacity 5600mAh age 57 months Yvonne On 27/08/2012, at 3:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Yvonne, Download CoconutBattery and check the cycle count. http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/ The “Service Battery” alert in almost every case means the battery needs to be replaced with a new one. In some circumstances though, if the battery still works fine but Mac OS X is reporting the error message anyway,reset the SMC can help. Anytime your Mac has power management type issues it’s worth giving the SMC reset a shot, it might fix the problem. If you tried the SMC reset to no avail and you think your battery is toast or it’s just being problematic, give Apple a call or go to an Apple Store. This is particularly helpful if the machine is reporting the “Service Battery” message, if the battery is in warranty they will replace it free of charge. There are even some situations where they will replace out of warranty batteries too, but it’s a case-by-case basis and often relating to the cycle count and age of the battery. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 27/08/2012, at 2:33 PM, wyv...@iinet.net.au wrote: hi Guys for a while now I have found that if I try to use this laptop [MacBook Pro 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo] on battery it will be fine for a short time then suddenly go from saying around 90% to shutdown in a matter of seconds. So basically if the power went out I might as well just shut down before it does it for me. It was doing that up until the end of last week and now where it used to show the %age charged it says 'Not Charging' and pull down menu from there shows 'Service Battery' [see below] My question I hope someone can answer isdo I need to find time to get this in to be checked or do you think I can assume it is just a dead battery and replace it. Yvonne Battery conditions The battery condition tells you whether your battery is functioning normally and approximately how much charge it can hold. Here are the possible conditions: Normal: The battery is functioning normally. Replace Soon: The battery is functioning normally but holds less charge than it did when it was new. Replace Now: The battery is functioning normally but holds significantly less charge than it did when it was new. You can continue to use the battery until you replace it without harming your computer. Service Battery: The battery isn’t functioning normally, and you may or may not notice a change in its behavior or the amount of charge it holds. Have your computer checked by an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP). You can continue to use your battery before it’s checked without harming your computer. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: battery not charging
Hi Yvonne, What are the Battery Load cycles? What is your Mac Model: ? MacBookPro3,1 ? If your MacBook Pro is a 2007 MacBookPro3,1 the Maximum Cycle Count is 300 Cheers, Ronni On 27/08/2012, at 5:52 PM, wyv...@iinet.net.au wrote: Thanks for that Ronni. I'm not the most tech savvy but I think this says I need a new battery current charge165mAh Max charge385mAh current capacity 385mAh design capacity 5600mAh age 57 months Yvonne On 27/08/2012, at 3:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Yvonne, Download CoconutBattery and check the cycle count. http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/ The “Service Battery” alert in almost every case means the battery needs to be replaced with a new one. In some circumstances though, if the battery still works fine but Mac OS X is reporting the error message anyway,reset the SMC can help. Anytime your Mac has power management type issues it’s worth giving the SMC reset a shot, it might fix the problem. If you tried the SMC reset to no avail and you think your battery is toast or it’s just being problematic, give Apple a call or go to an Apple Store. This is particularly helpful if the machine is reporting the “Service Battery” message, if the battery is in warranty they will replace it free of charge. There are even some situations where they will replace out of warranty batteries too, but it’s a case-by-case basis and often relating to the cycle count and age of the battery. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 27/08/2012, at 2:33 PM, wyv...@iinet.net.au wrote: hi Guys for a while now I have found that if I try to use this laptop [MacBook Pro 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo] on battery it will be fine for a short time then suddenly go from saying around 90% to shutdown in a matter of seconds. So basically if the power went out I might as well just shut down before it does it for me. It was doing that up until the end of last week and now where it used to show the %age charged it says 'Not Charging' and pull down menu from there shows 'Service Battery' [see below] My question I hope someone can answer isdo I need to find time to get this in to be checked or do you think I can assume it is just a dead battery and replace it. Yvonne Battery conditions The battery condition tells you whether your battery is functioning normally and approximately how much charge it can hold. Here are the possible conditions: Normal: The battery is functioning normally. Replace Soon: The battery is functioning normally but holds less charge than it did when it was new. Replace Now: The battery is functioning normally but holds significantly less charge than it did when it was new. You can continue to use the battery until you replace it without harming your computer. Service Battery: The battery isn’t functioning normally, and you may or may not notice a change in its behavior or the amount of charge it holds. Have your computer checked by an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP). You can continue to use your battery before it’s checked without harming your computer. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: battery not charging
Battery Load cycles...143 MacBookPro3,1.yes Thinking on it this used to belong to my friend/business partner and he's a teacher and used it on battery a lot so I'm betting on it being the battery and will get a new one. Everything else is working perfectly. If a new battery doesn't fix the message I'll try and get it taken someplace to be looked at when I can do without it. Thanks again Ronni Yvonne On 27/08/2012, at 7:14 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Yvonne, What are the Battery Load cycles? What is your Mac Model: ? MacBookPro3,1 ? If your MacBook Pro is a 2007 MacBookPro3,1 the Maximum Cycle Count is 300 Cheers, Ronni On 27/08/2012, at 5:52 PM, wyv...@iinet.net.au wrote: Thanks for that Ronni. I'm not the most tech savvy but I think this says I need a new battery current charge 165mAh Max charge 385mAh current capacity 385mAh design capacity 5600mAh age 57 months Yvonne On 27/08/2012, at 3:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Yvonne, Download CoconutBattery and check the cycle count. http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/ The “Service Battery” alert in almost every case means the battery needs to be replaced with a new one. In some circumstances though, if the battery still works fine but Mac OS X is reporting the error message anyway,reset the SMC can help. Anytime your Mac has power management type issues it’s worth giving the SMC reset a shot, it might fix the problem. If you tried the SMC reset to no avail and you think your battery is toast or it’s just being problematic, give Apple a call or go to an Apple Store. This is particularly helpful if the machine is reporting the “Service Battery” message, if the battery is in warranty they will replace it free of charge. There are even some situations where they will replace out of warranty batteries too, but it’s a case-by-case basis and often relating to the cycle count and age of the battery. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 27/08/2012, at 2:33 PM, wyv...@iinet.net.au wrote: hi Guys for a while now I have found that if I try to use this laptop [MacBook Pro 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo] on battery it will be fine for a short time then suddenly go from saying around 90% to shutdown in a matter of seconds. So basically if the power went out I might as well just shut down before it does it for me. It was doing that up until the end of last week and now where it used to show the %age charged it says 'Not Charging' and pull down menu from there shows 'Service Battery' [see below] My question I hope someone can answer isdo I need to find time to get this in to be checked or do you think I can assume it is just a dead battery and replace it. Yvonne Battery conditions The battery condition tells you whether your battery is functioning normally and approximately how much charge it can hold. Here are the possible conditions: Normal: The battery is functioning normally. Replace Soon: The battery is functioning normally but holds less charge than it did when it was new. Replace Now: The battery is functioning normally but holds significantly less charge than it did when it was new. You can continue to use the battery until you replace it without harming your computer. Service Battery: The battery isn’t functioning normally, and you may or may not notice a change in its behavior or the amount of charge it holds. Have your computer checked by an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP). You can continue to use your battery before it’s checked without harming your computer. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: battery not charging
Hi Yvonne, You should still have battery cycles to go, normally your model MBP should get 300+ cycles. Apple guarantee the battery to 300 cycles. Did you reset the SMC as I mentioned previously? http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964?viewlocale=en_US I would get the battery 'serviced' at an Apple Centre first before purchasing a new battery. Service Battery: The battery isn’t functioning normally, and you may or may not notice a change in its behavior or the amount of charge it holds. Have your computer checked by an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) Cheers, Ronni On 27/08/2012, at 7:36 PM, wyv...@iinet.net.au wrote: Battery Load cycles...143 MacBookPro3,1.yes Thinking on it this used to belong to my friend/business partner and he's a teacher and used it on battery a lot so I'm betting on it being the battery and will get a new one. Everything else is working perfectly. If a new battery doesn't fix the message I'll try and get it taken someplace to be looked at when I can do without it. Thanks again Ronni Yvonne On 27/08/2012, at 7:14 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Yvonne, What are the Battery Load cycles? What is your Mac Model: ? MacBookPro3,1 ? If your MacBook Pro is a 2007 MacBookPro3,1 the Maximum Cycle Count is 300 Cheers, Ronni On 27/08/2012, at 5:52 PM, wyv...@iinet.net.au wrote: Thanks for that Ronni. I'm not the most tech savvy but I think this says I need a new battery current charge 165mAh Max charge 385mAh current capacity385mAh design capacity 5600mAh age 57 months Yvonne On 27/08/2012, at 3:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Yvonne, Download CoconutBattery and check the cycle count. http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/ The “Service Battery” alert in almost every case means the battery needs to be replaced with a new one. In some circumstances though, if the battery still works fine but Mac OS X is reporting the error message anyway,reset the SMC can help. Anytime your Mac has power management type issues it’s worth giving the SMC reset a shot, it might fix the problem. If you tried the SMC reset to no avail and you think your battery is toast or it’s just being problematic, give Apple a call or go to an Apple Store. This is particularly helpful if the machine is reporting the “Service Battery” message, if the battery is in warranty they will replace it free of charge. There are even some situations where they will replace out of warranty batteries too, but it’s a case-by-case basis and often relating to the cycle count and age of the battery. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 27/08/2012, at 2:33 PM, wyv...@iinet.net.au wrote: hi Guys for a while now I have found that if I try to use this laptop [MacBook Pro 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo] on battery it will be fine for a short time then suddenly go from saying around 90% to shutdown in a matter of seconds. So basically if the power went out I might as well just shut down before it does it for me. It was doing that up until the end of last week and now where it used to show the %age charged it says 'Not Charging' and pull down menu from there shows 'Service Battery' [see below] My question I hope someone can answer isdo I need to find time to get this in to be checked or do you think I can assume it is just a dead battery and replace it. Yvonne Battery conditions The battery condition tells you whether your battery is functioning normally and approximately how much charge it can hold. Here are the possible conditions: Normal: The battery is functioning normally. Replace Soon: The battery is functioning normally but holds less charge than it did when it was new. Replace Now: The battery is functioning normally but holds significantly less charge than it did when it was new. You can continue to use the battery until you replace it without harming your computer. Service Battery: The battery isn’t functioning normally, and you may or may not notice a change in its behavior or the amount of charge it holds. Have your computer checked by an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP). You can continue to use your battery before it’s checked without harming your computer. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: battery not charging
It's a great little app the coconut one. Just checked MacBook belonging to SWMBO, it's done 453 cycles and still performs well. Min 2 hours from unhooking off power. Just a question, is a cycle counted whenever it drops below 100%? So if it goes 100% down to say 95% then back to 100%, does that count as one cycle? Pete. On 27/08/2012, at 8:02 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Yvonne, You should still have battery cycles to go, normally your model MBP should get 300+ cycles. Apple guarantee the battery to 300 cycles. Did you reset the SMC as I mentioned previously? http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964?viewlocale=en_US I would get the battery 'serviced' at an Apple Centre first before purchasing a new battery. Service Battery: The battery isn’t functioning normally, and you may or may not notice a change in its behavior or the amount of charge it holds. Have your computer checked by an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) Cheers, Ronni On 27/08/2012, at 7:36 PM, wyv...@iinet.net.au wrote: Battery Load cycles...143 MacBookPro3,1.yes Thinking on it this used to belong to my friend/business partner and he's a teacher and used it on battery a lot so I'm betting on it being the battery and will get a new one. Everything else is working perfectly. If a new battery doesn't fix the message I'll try and get it taken someplace to be looked at when I can do without it. Thanks again Ronni Yvonne On 27/08/2012, at 7:14 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Yvonne, What are the Battery Load cycles? What is your Mac Model: ? MacBookPro3,1 ? If your MacBook Pro is a 2007 MacBookPro3,1 the Maximum Cycle Count is 300 Cheers, Ronni On 27/08/2012, at 5:52 PM, wyv...@iinet.net.au wrote: Thanks for that Ronni. I'm not the most tech savvy but I think this says I need a new battery current charge165mAh Max charge385mAh current capacity385mAh design capacity5600mAh age57 months Yvonne On 27/08/2012, at 3:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Yvonne, Download CoconutBattery and check the cycle count. http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/ The “Service Battery” alert in almost every case means the battery needs to be replaced with a new one. In some circumstances though, if the battery still works fine but Mac OS X is reporting the error message anyway,reset the SMC can help. Anytime your Mac has power management type issues it’s worth giving the SMC reset a shot, it might fix the problem. If you tried the SMC reset to no avail and you think your battery is toast or it’s just being problematic, give Apple a call or go to an Apple Store. This is particularly helpful if the machine is reporting the “Service Battery” message, if the battery is in warranty they will replace it free of charge. There are even some situations where they will replace out of warranty batteries too, but it’s a case-by-case basis and often relating to the cycle count and age of the battery. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 27/08/2012, at 2:33 PM, wyv...@iinet.net.au wrote: hi Guys for a while now I have found that if I try to use this laptop [MacBook Pro 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo] on battery it will be fine for a short time then suddenly go from saying around 90% to shutdown in a matter of seconds. So basically if the power went out I might as well just shut down before it does it for me. It was doing that up until the end of last week and now where it used to show the %age charged it says 'Not Charging' and pull down menu from there shows 'Service Battery' [see below] My question I hope someone can answer isdo I need to find time to get this in to be checked or do you think I can assume it is just a dead battery and replace it. Yvonne Battery conditions The battery condition tells you whether your battery is functioning normally and approximately how much charge it can hold. Here are the possible conditions: Normal: The battery is functioning normally. Replace Soon: The battery is functioning normally but holds less charge than it did when it was new. Replace Now: The battery is functioning normally but holds significantly less charge than it did when it was new. You can continue to use the battery until you replace it without harming your computer. Service Battery: The battery isn’t functioning normally, and you may or may not notice a change in its behavior or the amount of charge it holds. Have your computer checked by an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP). You can continue to use your battery before it’s checked without harming your computer. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -
Re: battery not charging
Hi Pete, A charge cycle means using ALL of the battery’s power, but that doesn’t necessarily mean a single charge. For instance, you could use your notebook for an hour or more one day, using half its power, and then recharge it fully. If you did the same thing the next day, it would count as one charge cycle, not two, so you may take several days to complete a cycle. Cheers, Ronni On 27/08/2012, at 8:08 PM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: It's a great little app the coconut one. Just checked MacBook belonging to SWMBO, it's done 453 cycles and still performs well. Min 2 hours from unhooking off power. Just a question, is a cycle counted whenever it drops below 100%? So if it goes 100% down to say 95% then back to 100%, does that count as one cycle? Pete. On 27/08/2012, at 8:02 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Yvonne, You should still have battery cycles to go, normally your model MBP should get 300+ cycles. Apple guarantee the battery to 300 cycles. Did you reset the SMC as I mentioned previously? http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964?viewlocale=en_US I would get the battery 'serviced' at an Apple Centre first before purchasing a new battery. Service Battery: The battery isn’t functioning normally, and you may or may not notice a change in its behavior or the amount of charge it holds. Have your computer checked by an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) Cheers, Ronni On 27/08/2012, at 7:36 PM, wyv...@iinet.net.au wrote: Battery Load cycles...143 MacBookPro3,1.yes Thinking on it this used to belong to my friend/business partner and he's a teacher and used it on battery a lot so I'm betting on it being the battery and will get a new one. Everything else is working perfectly. If a new battery doesn't fix the message I'll try and get it taken someplace to be looked at when I can do without it. Thanks again Ronni Yvonne On 27/08/2012, at 7:14 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Yvonne, What are the Battery Load cycles? What is your Mac Model: ? MacBookPro3,1 ? If your MacBook Pro is a 2007 MacBookPro3,1 the Maximum Cycle Count is 300 Cheers, Ronni On 27/08/2012, at 5:52 PM, wyv...@iinet.net.au wrote: Thanks for that Ronni. I'm not the most tech savvy but I think this says I need a new battery current charge165mAh Max charge385mAh current capacity385mAh design capacity5600mAh age57 months Yvonne On 27/08/2012, at 3:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Yvonne, Download CoconutBattery and check the cycle count. http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/ The “Service Battery” alert in almost every case means the battery needs to be replaced with a new one. In some circumstances though, if the battery still works fine but Mac OS X is reporting the error message anyway,reset the SMC can help. Anytime your Mac has power management type issues it’s worth giving the SMC reset a shot, it might fix the problem. If you tried the SMC reset to no avail and you think your battery is toast or it’s just being problematic, give Apple a call or go to an Apple Store. This is particularly helpful if the machine is reporting the “Service Battery” message, if the battery is in warranty they will replace it free of charge. There are even some situations where they will replace out of warranty batteries too, but it’s a case-by-case basis and often relating to the cycle count and age of the battery. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 27/08/2012, at 2:33 PM, wyv...@iinet.net.au wrote: hi Guys for a while now I have found that if I try to use this laptop [MacBook Pro 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo] on battery it will be fine for a short time then suddenly go from saying around 90% to shutdown in a matter of seconds. So basically if the power went out I might as well just shut down before it does it for me. It was doing that up until the end of last week and now where it used to show the %age charged it says 'Not Charging' and pull down menu from there shows 'Service Battery' [see below] My question I hope someone can answer isdo I need to find time to get this in to be checked or do you think I can assume it is just a dead battery and replace it. Yvonne Battery conditions The battery condition tells you whether your battery is functioning normally and approximately how much charge it can hold. Here are the possible conditions: Normal: The battery is functioning normally. Replace Soon: The battery is functioning normally but holds less charge than it did when it was new. Replace Now: The battery is functioning normally but holds significantly less charge than it did when it was new. You can continue to use the battery until you replace it without harming your computer. Service Battery: The battery isn’t functioning normally, and you may or
Re: battery not charging
Thanks Ronni, clear now. Pete. On 27/08/2012, at 8:25 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Pete, A charge cycle means using ALL of the battery’s power, but that doesn’t necessarily mean a single charge. For instance, you could use your notebook for an hour or more one day, using half its power, and then recharge it fully. If you did the same thing the next day, it would count as one charge cycle, not two, so you may take several days to complete a cycle. Cheers, Ronni On 27/08/2012, at 8:08 PM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: It's a great little app the coconut one. Just checked MacBook belonging to SWMBO, it's done 453 cycles and still performs well. Min 2 hours from unhooking off power. Just a question, is a cycle counted whenever it drops below 100%? So if it goes 100% down to say 95% then back to 100%, does that count as one cycle? Pete. On 27/08/2012, at 8:02 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Yvonne, You should still have battery cycles to go, normally your model MBP should get 300+ cycles. Apple guarantee the battery to 300 cycles. Did you reset the SMC as I mentioned previously? http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964?viewlocale=en_US I would get the battery 'serviced' at an Apple Centre first before purchasing a new battery. Service Battery: The battery isn’t functioning normally, and you may or may not notice a change in its behavior or the amount of charge it holds. Have your computer checked by an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) Cheers, Ronni On 27/08/2012, at 7:36 PM, wyv...@iinet.net.au wrote: Battery Load cycles...143 MacBookPro3,1.yes Thinking on it this used to belong to my friend/business partner and he's a teacher and used it on battery a lot so I'm betting on it being the battery and will get a new one. Everything else is working perfectly. If a new battery doesn't fix the message I'll try and get it taken someplace to be looked at when I can do without it. Thanks again Ronni Yvonne On 27/08/2012, at 7:14 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Yvonne, What are the Battery Load cycles? What is your Mac Model: ? MacBookPro3,1 ? If your MacBook Pro is a 2007 MacBookPro3,1 the Maximum Cycle Count is 300 Cheers, Ronni On 27/08/2012, at 5:52 PM, wyv...@iinet.net.au wrote: Thanks for that Ronni. I'm not the most tech savvy but I think this says I need a new battery current charge165mAh Max charge385mAh current capacity385mAh design capacity5600mAh age57 months Yvonne On 27/08/2012, at 3:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Yvonne, Download CoconutBattery and check the cycle count. http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/ The “Service Battery” alert in almost every case means the battery needs to be replaced with a new one. In some circumstances though, if the battery still works fine but Mac OS X is reporting the error message anyway,reset the SMC can help. Anytime your Mac has power management type issues it’s worth giving the SMC reset a shot, it might fix the problem. If you tried the SMC reset to no avail and you think your battery is toast or it’s just being problematic, give Apple a call or go to an Apple Store. This is particularly helpful if the machine is reporting the “Service Battery” message, if the battery is in warranty they will replace it free of charge. There are even some situations where they will replace out of warranty batteries too, but it’s a case-by-case basis and often relating to the cycle count and age of the battery. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 27/08/2012, at 2:33 PM, wyv...@iinet.net.au wrote: hi Guys for a while now I have found that if I try to use this laptop [MacBook Pro 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo] on battery it will be fine for a short time then suddenly go from saying around 90% to shutdown in a matter of seconds. So basically if the power went out I might as well just shut down before it does it for me. It was doing that up until the end of last week and now where it used to show the %age charged it says 'Not Charging' and pull down menu from there shows 'Service Battery' [see below] My question I hope someone can answer isdo I need to find time to get this in to be checked or do you think I can assume it is just a dead battery and replace it. Yvonne Battery conditions The battery condition tells you whether your battery is functioning normally and approximately how much charge it can hold. Here are the possible conditions: Normal: The battery is functioning normally. Replace Soon: The battery is functioning normally but holds less charge than it did when it was new. Replace Now: The battery is functioning normally but holds significantly less charge than it did when it was new. You can continue to use the battery until you
Re: Battery not charging
On 11/08/2009, at 5:45 PM, David Paul wrote: Hi Today my MacBook pro 15 unibody late 2008 running MacOS10.5.7 decided to stop charging the battery (only 20% charge). Computer works when plugged into AC but green light stays on all the time on the plug and not charging appears in the menu bar. Have tried restarting, full shut down, disconnecting power and removing battery and resetting the system management controller as per http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411 all to no avail. Any suggestions before I trek off to the Apple shop? Thanks Dave Given the age of the computer and that fact that it is undoubtedly still under the 12 month warranty I don't think there's any other option: start trekking! You certainly don't want do fiddle with anything that might possibly void the warranty. -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 064 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
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If you've done the power management and its still doing it then i'd get the battery tested, we are happy to do it here or anywhere else that does service :) -- Craig Bruce Director M 0403 040 088 P 08 9367 4691 F 08 9367 4692 E craig.br...@maxstyle.com.au W http://www.maxstyle.com.au Twitter Maxstyle_com_au Facebook http://www.facebook.com/maxstyle Disclaimer: The information transmitted on this message is intended only for the person or organisation to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact MaxStyle Pty Ltd immediately. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. On 11/08/2009, at 5:45 PM, David Paul wrote: Hi Today my MacBook pro 15 unibody late 2008 running MacOS10.5.7 decided to stop charging the battery (only 20% charge). Computer works when plugged into AC but green light stays on all the time on the plug and not charging appears in the menu bar. Have tried restarting, full shut down, disconnecting power and removing battery and resetting the system management controller as per http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411 all to no avail. Any suggestions before I trek off to the Apple shop? Thanks Dave -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
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thanks for the offer - will see how it goes with my other external power supply On 12/08/2009, at 9:43 AM, Craig Bruce wrote: If you've done the power management and its still doing it then i'd get the battery tested, we are happy to do it here or anywhere else that does service :) -- Craig Bruce Director On 11/08/2009, at 5:45 PM, David Paul wrote: Hi Today my MacBook pro 15 unibody late 2008 running MacOS10.5.7 decided to stop charging the battery (only 20% charge). Computer works when plugged into AC but green light stays on all the time on the plug and not charging appears in the menu bar. Have tried restarting, full shut down, disconnecting power and removing battery and resetting the system management controller as per http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411 all to no avail. Any suggestions before I trek off to the Apple shop? Thanks Dave -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
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On 12/08/2009, at 8:16 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 11/08/2009, at 5:45 PM, David Paul wrote: Hi Today my MacBook pro 15 unibody late 2008 running MacOS10.5.7 decided to stop charging the battery (only 20% charge). Computer works when plugged into AC but green light stays on all the time on the plug and not charging appears in the menu bar. Have tried restarting, full shut down, disconnecting power and removing battery and resetting the system management controller as per http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411 all to no avail. Any suggestions before I trek off to the Apple shop? Thanks Dave Given the age of the computer and that fact that it is undoubtedly still under the 12 month warranty I don't think there's any other option: start trekking! You certainly don't want do fiddle with anything that might possibly void the warranty. Charging now with a different external power supply so it could be just the power supply (hopefully) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Battery life Charging NMh cells
Good pointer Ruben ! OK ! That was the first part ! Now for the recharging of those NMh cells . RightUPFRONT : You NEED A SPECIALLY DESIGNED CHARGER to recharge those cells, and the reasons why are all spelt out in a 36 page pdf document found at the following address . http://data.energizer.com/PDFs/nickelmetalhydride_appman.pdf I thought I might get away using my old NiCad charger but it simply does NOT cut the mustard in either charge rate or controls to PREVENT overcharging. Thanks everyone Bob On 27/08/2005, at 12:18 PM, Dark1 wrote: Jaycar in Northbridge do very good rechargeable batteries. Something like $5 each for 2600 mili-Amp which will store a lot of energy. If you want you can buy cheaper batteries with a lower mili-Amp that won't give as much usage time before needing a recharge. They're Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) so you won't experience the memory effect when charging them. Ruben A. Franke I had a talk with one of the guys from Batteries + about rechargeable in cordless mice and they didn't recommend rechargeables as being the best option because they self drain quite quickly and so only retain sufficient charge for around 1 to 2 months normal use. He suggested that with the cost of 4 Lion batteries (2 in the mouse and 2 charged replacements) being about $20+ (for brand name ones) you could get a blister pack of 20 alkaline batteries and each pair should last about 3 months so you should get around 2 to 3 years out of a pack. Depends on the mouse but ... The MS Intellimouse Explorer here at work seems to just keep going and going (AA batteries). The logitech MX1000 at home seems to last a few weeks (rechargable) ... less so if I spend a weekend playing WoW *heh heh*. Cheers, T. On 26/08/2005, at 1:56 PM, Robert Howells wrote: Hello Everyone, They make life easy but . what battery life is being experienced for a cordless mouse ? Anybody ? Thanks Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro -- ~ Mark Secker Computer Support Officer ph# 61-8-6488 1855 (ECEL) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Western Australia - CRICOS Provider No. 00126G ~ It takes an idiot to do cool things that's why it's cool - Haruhara Haruka (FLCL) Ubi fumus, ibi fumus -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: Battery life Charging NMh cells
On 27/08/2005, at 1:00 PM, Robert Howells wrote: Good pointer Ruben ! OK ! That was the first part ! Now for the recharging of those NMh cells . RightUPFRONT : You NEED A SPECIALLY DESIGNED CHARGER to recharge those cells, and the reasons why are all spelt out in a 36 page pdf document found at the following address . http://data.energizer.com/PDFs/nickelmetalhydride_appman.pdf I thought I might get away using my old NiCad charger but it simply does NOT cut the mustard in either charge rate or controls to PREVENT overcharging. Robert Energizer have a charger for NiMH which will also do NiCd batteries and will take AA, AAA or 9V batteries (not mixed) and comes with your first 2 AA NiMH cells for less than $30. Laurie
Re: Battery Not Charging?
Hi David, LOL - I am funnily enough. But the saga continues. I took my faithful little machine to a different service centre. After describing the problem and it being fixed - TWICE with the promises that it was tested while running I am taking it back to the very slow service centre. While they take forever they have always fixed the problem first go. Cheers Aurora --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], David de la Hunty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Aurora, I have been through 3 yoyos. Is yours the one with the thin mains cord or the thicker one? The thin one cracks at the yoyo-plug end and arcs there, frying the wire. That's what happened with mine. I got two replacement cords (eventually!) and the third one I cut open, resoldered and gaffa taped hugely and so far so good. Are you handy with a Stanley trimmer and pliers? g d On Sunday, Jun 29, 2003, at 23:36 Australia/Perth, tmharding wrote: Hi, I have tried this without joy :( Any other suggestions? whimper If not can anyone recommend a good apple service centre? wobbly smile Aurora --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Greg Pennefather [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try resetting the power manager. I can't recall how to do this but you will find instructions in the Apple Knowledge Base article ID 14449. I'll try sending it to you. Cheers Greg on 29/6/03 10:02 PM, tmharding at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Something strange has happened to my g3 powerbook. My yoyo powersupply stopped working tonight and when I got my spare out (I have now managed to go through 2 bricks and 2 yoyos) I noticed that the battery wasn't charging. No problem - fast forward an hour an it still isn't charging. I have reseated the battery and restarted the computer and no joy. It has also been in the shop recently to have the hinges replaced (this probably has no link at all) Anyone have any suggestions as I don't want to leave it hooked up to mains in this weather. Help?.please? Aurora -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Aurora, I have been through 3 yoyos. Is yours the one with the thin mains cord or the thicker one? The thin one cracks at the yoyo-plug end and arcs there, frying the wire. That's what happened with mine. I got two replacement cords (eventually!) and the third one I cut open, resoldered and gaffa taped hugely and so far so good. Are you handy with a Stanley trimmer and pliers? g d On Sunday, Jun 29, 2003, at 23:36 Australia/Perth, tmharding wrote: Hi, I have tried this without joy :( Any other suggestions? whimper If not can anyone recommend a good apple service centre? wobbly smile Aurora --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Greg Pennefather [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try resetting the power manager. I can't recall how to do this but you will find instructions in the Apple Knowledge Base article ID 14449. I'll try sending it to you. Cheers Greg on 29/6/03 10:02 PM, tmharding at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Something strange has happened to my g3 powerbook. My yoyo powersupply stopped working tonight and when I got my spare out (I have now managed to go through 2 bricks and 2 yoyos) I noticed that the battery wasn't charging. No problem - fast forward an hour an it still isn't charging. I have reseated the battery and restarted the computer and no joy. It has also been in the shop recently to have the hinges replaced (this probably has no link at all) Anyone have any suggestions as I don't want to leave it hooked up to mains in this weather. Help?.please? Aurora -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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This is a curious issue and I wish I had an answer for you but only more weirdness- I have on my desk two dead YoYo power supplies from two G3 powerbooks. None of my users have had issues with these before Friday so I've never had a close look at one until Friday. Both YoYo units were stone cold showing that they were non functional and I replaced both units with brick power supplies from our loan PowerBooks. My first thought, seeing the unshielded wires at the base end was that the insulation on the units had shrunk exposing the wires to friction and that there was contact between the shield negative and the core positive. However a Google search seemed to suggest this lack of outer covering is normal. However I plugged the two YoYo supplies in to the loan computers and left them over the weekend with the computers switched on but asleep. This morning both units have full battery charge (they would have drained over the weekend on battery even in sleep mode) and both supply units are warm to the touch. So sorry no answers just more of the same question. FYI have a look at http://www.apple-power-adapter-complaints.com/ which may help though not this is a legal not technical site. Hi, Something strange has happened to my g3 powerbook. My yoyo powersupply stopped working tonight and when I got my spare out (I have now managed to go through 2 bricks and 2 yoyos) I noticed that the battery wasn't charging. No problem - fast forward an hour an it still isn't charging. I have reseated the battery and restarted the computer and no joy. It has also been in the shop recently to have the hinges replaced (this probably has no link at all) Anyone have any suggestions as I don't want to leave it hooked up to mains in this weather. Help?.please? Aurora -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- ~ Mark Secker [EMAIL PROTECTED] ph#9380 1855 (ECEL) ECEL Computer Support Officer, University of Western Australia. CRICOS Provider No. 00126G ~ ...I know that it is round for I have seen the shadow on the moon... Ferdinand Magellan. The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. Hunter S. Thompson
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Hi, I had these problems with the bricks. The two bricks ended up in 3 parts instead of 2 and I replaced an extra in the product recall. I also had the soundcard replaced when the solder on the powerport went due to the jiggling required. The yoyo's have been going great though. My last one lasted 2 years. Luckily I had a spare g and now in need of a new spare. The things are pains. Apple seems to have alot of problems designing a power supply for the long term. sigh Back to the repair store. Aurora --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mark Secker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a curious issue and I wish I had an answer for you but only more weirdness- I have on my desk two dead YoYo power supplies from two G3 powerbooks. None of my users have had issues with these before Friday so I've never had a close look at one until Friday. Both YoYo units were stone cold showing that they were non functional and I replaced both units with brick power supplies from our loan PowerBooks. My first thought, seeing the unshielded wires at the base end was that the insulation on the units had shrunk exposing the wires to friction and that there was contact between the shield negative and the core positive. However a Google search seemed to suggest this lack of outer covering is normal. However I plugged the two YoYo supplies in to the loan computers and left them over the weekend with the computers switched on but asleep. This morning both units have full battery charge (they would have drained over the weekend on battery even in sleep mode) and both supply units are warm to the touch. So sorry no answers just more of the same question. FYI have a look at http://www.apple-power-adapter-complaints.com/ which may help though not this is a legal not technical site. Hi, Something strange has happened to my g3 powerbook. My yoyo powersupply stopped working tonight and when I got my spare out (I have now managed to go through 2 bricks and 2 yoyos) I noticed that the battery wasn't charging. No problem - fast forward an hour an it still isn't charging. I have reseated the battery and restarted the computer and no joy. It has also been in the shop recently to have the hinges replaced (this probably has no link at all) Anyone have any suggestions as I don't want to leave it hooked up to mains in this weather. Help?.please? Aurora -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- ~ Mark Secker [EMAIL PROTECTED] ph#9380 1855 (ECEL) ECEL Computer Support Officer, University of Western Australia. CRICOS Provider No. 00126G ~ ...I know that it is round for I have seen the shadow on the moon... Ferdinand Magellan. The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. Hunter S. Thompson
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tmharding wrote: Hi, Something strange has happened to my g3 powerbook. My yoyo powersupply stopped working tonight and when I got my spare out (I have now managed to go through 2 bricks and 2 yoyos) I noticed that the battery wasn't charging. No problem - fast forward an hour an it still isn't charging. I have reseated the battery and restarted the computer and no joy. It has also been in the shop recently to have the hinges replaced (this probably has no link at all) Anyone have any suggestions as I don't want to leave it hooked up to mains in this weather. YES : But you should at least use this Power Protection which will relieve your mind immensely AND provide some insurance. ( Also provides some Telephone Modem protection plus I think it has stopped my occasional Modem Disconnects ) I would post you the direct link BUT it is half a mile long so go like this :- http://www.belkin.com/anz/ Then select: Power Protection- Surge Protectors Then select - Maximum Grade Then select - Surgemaster F5C208Z2 Tel3 Available in Perth from Macwizardry and other WAMUG sponsors for around $150 or discounted. Have fun Bob Help?.please? Aurora -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Try resetting the power manager. I can't recall how to do this but you will find instructions in the Apple Knowledge Base article ID 14449. I'll try sending it to you. Cheers Greg on 29/6/03 10:02 PM, tmharding at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Something strange has happened to my g3 powerbook. My yoyo powersupply stopped working tonight and when I got my spare out (I have now managed to go through 2 bricks and 2 yoyos) I noticed that the battery wasn't charging. No problem - fast forward an hour an it still isn't charging. I have reseated the battery and restarted the computer and no joy. It has also been in the shop recently to have the hinges replaced (this probably has no link at all) Anyone have any suggestions as I don't want to leave it hooked up to mains in this weather. Help?.please? Aurora -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Hi, I have tried this without joy :( Any other suggestions? whimper If not can anyone recommend a good apple service centre? wobbly smile Aurora --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Greg Pennefather [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try resetting the power manager. I can't recall how to do this but you will find instructions in the Apple Knowledge Base article ID 14449. I'll try sending it to you. Cheers Greg on 29/6/03 10:02 PM, tmharding at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Something strange has happened to my g3 powerbook. My yoyo powersupply stopped working tonight and when I got my spare out (I have now managed to go through 2 bricks and 2 yoyos) I noticed that the battery wasn't charging. No problem - fast forward an hour an it still isn't charging. I have reseated the battery and restarted the computer and no joy. It has also been in the shop recently to have the hinges replaced (this probably has no link at all) Anyone have any suggestions as I don't want to leave it hooked up to mains in this weather. Help?.please? Aurora -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
