Wallstreet Battery Question

2004-08-29 Thread Stephen Kerney
I'm having a problem with NewerTech's PowerBook G3 WallStreet Li-Ion Battery (NWTBAPLLIWS) from OWC. Works great for about 2 weeks (charges, lasts about 3 hours (according to time remaining), takes a charge fine when plugged in (e.g., goes to 100%)) then won't take a charge. I'm on my 2nd one wi

Re: Battery question

2004-08-06 Thread Michael Shaw
on 06/08/04 18:05, pamark at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > Can someone please tell me how long it takes to fully charge a battery? > I can get the amber light to stay on for about 10 minutes or so but it > does not seem to charge the battery. What portable are you using and how depleted is th

Re: Battery question

2004-08-06 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 06/08/04 18:05, pamark at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > Can someone please tell me how long it takes to fully charge a battery? > I can get the amber light to stay on for about 10 minutes or so but it > does not seem to charge the battery. Battery is dead or there is a problem with the p

Battery question

2004-08-06 Thread pamark
Hi, Can someone please tell me how long it takes to fully charge a battery? I can get the amber light to stay on for about 10 minutes or so but it does not seem to charge the battery. Thanks, Pam -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.sm

Re: Wallstreet, pram battery, and other battery question

2004-02-03 Thread peter webster
You mean, even I can write a bad sentence? Shocked, I am. Erm,.. you used a pool cue to get the price down to $300?!? You're meant to be "bartering" not "battering"... I found my Wallstreet in a pawn shop. It was $300 with a nice carrying case, the video adaptor, charger, and a battery that holds

Re: Wallstreet, pram battery, and other battery question

2004-02-03 Thread David Thrower
--- Stephen Passmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Erm,.. you used a pool cue to get the price down to > $300?!? > You're meant to be "bartering" not "battering"... LMAO! Best, David __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! htt

Re: Wallstreet, pram battery, and other battery question

2004-02-03 Thread Stephen Passmore
Erm,.. you used a pool cue to get the price down to $300?!? You're meant to be "bartering" not "battering"... >I found my Wallstreet in a pawn shop. It was $300 with a nice >carrying case, the video adaptor, charger, and a battery that holds a >good charge. And a working PRAM battery. They wa

Re: Wallstreet, pram battery, and other battery question - G-Books Digest #1580

2004-02-02 Thread JocBr8
Rodney, the guy did agree to meet me at an Apple reseller to have a diagnostic done on the Wallstreet he is selling. . After I found out how much it would cost to replace the battery and pram battery, it just wasn't making much financial sense to buy it. After all was said and done, it would c

Re: Wallstreet, pram battery, and other battery question

2004-02-02 Thread peter webster
I found my Wallstreet in a pawn shop. It was $300 with a nice carrying case, the video adaptor, charger, and a battery that holds a good charge. And a working PRAM battery. They wanted $350, but we got it at $300 with a nifty pool cue. Check the pawn shops. -- G-Books is sponsored by

Re: Wallstreet, pram battery, and other battery question

2004-02-02 Thread Mikael Byström
[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > >Then, when he unplugged the laptop from the wall, it died. He finally >confessed that the battery was not holding a charge. >So I need a website for a battery and the price. I'd go for a Mac Community web site that have sell/buy pages. I've bought s

Re: Wallstreet, pram battery, and other battery question

2004-02-02 Thread Jeff Hubatka
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 19:36:02 EST Subject: Wallstreet, pram battery, and other battery question Ok, I test drove the Wall street PowerBook that is for sale for $200 today. The date and time is not holding, so I assume it needs a Pram battery. The guy told me laptop don&#

Re: Wallstreet, pram battery, and other battery question

2004-02-02 Thread Clark Martin
At 10:47 PM -0500 2/1/04, Hugo Trottier wrote: Jocelyn here are my 2 cents; You could always get the serial number and go yourself to a Mac Resellers, get it check 1) To make certain that it is not stolen good (in that case no Apple resellers will repair it) 2) To know exactly it's age and who w

Re: Wallstreet, pram battery, and other battery question

2004-02-01 Thread JocBr8
Thanks all you replied to my inquiry. Your info and advice was very helpful. Jocelyn -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! |

Re: Wallstreet, pram battery, and other battery question

2004-02-01 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 01/02/04 19:36, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Ok, I test drove the Wall street PowerBook that is for sale for $200 today. > The date and time is not holding, so I assume it needs a Pram battery. > > The guy told me laptop don't have a PRAM battery. Is that true? If it does >

Re: Wallstreet, pram battery, and other battery question

2004-02-01 Thread Hugo Trottier
Jocelyn here are my 2 cents; You could always get the serial number and go yourself to a Mac Resellers, get it check 1) To make certain that it is not stolen good (in that case no Apple resellers will repair it) 2) To know exactly it's age and who was the original owner. If the sellers does see

Wallstreet, pram battery, and other battery question

2004-02-01 Thread JocBr8
Ok, I test drove the Wall street PowerBook that is for sale for $200 today. The date and time is not holding, so I assume it needs a Pram battery. The guy told me laptop don't have a PRAM battery. Is that true? If it does have a PRAM battery, I need a webpage for PRAM batteries with prices. Al

Re: Another battery question

2003-09-19 Thread Gary D. Adams
Well, that's what mine did before it went kaput. Gary Gregory Cortelyou wrote: I know this topic has been discussed but I don't remember the details. The battery on my Pismo has suddenly started staying in charge mode almost 24 hours a day. Always with 4 lights on and it stays very warm. I VERY

Another battery question

2003-09-19 Thread Gregory Cortelyou
I know this topic has been discussed but I don't remember the details. The battery on my Pismo has suddenly started staying in charge mode almost 24 hours a day. Always with 4 lights on and it stays very warm. I VERY seldom use my computer on battery power and it stays plugged in all the time. I l

Re: BTI Battery Question

2003-06-26 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 26/06/03 22:58, David Clark at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I also own a BTI battery for my Pismo, and those 4 lights on the side > threw me for a loop. The trick is: when you press the little button on > the battery, all 4 lights light up but some are brighter than the others. > You have to look

Re: BTI Battery Question

2003-06-26 Thread David Clark
I also own a BTI battery for my Pismo, and those 4 lights on the side threw me for a loop. The trick is: when you press the little button on the battery, all 4 lights light up but some are brighter than the others. You have to look at it pretty much straight on to notice the difference. It's annoyi

Re: BTI Battery Question

2003-06-25 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 25/06/03 13:15, "Joe Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The batteries for my Pismo also have 4 leds; when the battery is in the > machine they only seem to display when the battery is charging. Once the > battery reaches full charge; my menu indicator changes to a plug icon > showing I'm on th

Re: BTI Battery Question

2003-06-25 Thread gdadams1
I just got two of those about two weeks ago. I did the 10-hour charge by just operating off A/C, but I think the batteries were already charged. > > From: "Laurent Daudelin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Does anybody has such a battery? What can I expect? The other thing I found > a little strange i

Re: BTI Battery Question

2003-06-25 Thread Joe Ellis
- Original Message - From: "Laurent Daudelin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 1:04 PM Subject: BTI Battery Question > Hi there! > > I've just received a brand new BTI battery for my Pi

Re: BTI Battery Question

2003-06-25 Thread P . F . Grenier
On Wednesday, June 25, 2003, at 01:04 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: Hi there! I've just received a brand new BTI battery for my Pismo. I put it in and Mac OS X initially said that it would take 38 minutes to charge. Now, it's been going on for maybe 15 minutes so far, the system says I'm down to

Re: BTI Battery Question

2003-06-25 Thread Laurent Daudelin
On 25/06/03 13:04, "Laurent Daudelin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi there! > > I've just received a brand new BTI battery for my Pismo. I put it in and Mac > OS X initially said that it would take 38 minutes to charge. Now, it's been > going on for maybe 15 minutes so far, the system says I'm d

BTI Battery Question

2003-06-25 Thread Laurent Daudelin
Hi there! I've just received a brand new BTI battery for my Pismo. I put it in and Mac OS X initially said that it would take 38 minutes to charge. Now, it's been going on for maybe 15 minutes so far, the system says I'm down to 28 minutes to charge it. However, there doesn't seem to be any activi