Re: Need PB rechargeable battery

2004-08-11 Thread Clark Martin
At 3:15 PM -0800 8/9/04, martin wrote: You're quite right Dr OM - that was sloppy of me; the PB100 had a lead-acid battery ( heavy, but rugged; lead-acid batteries will put up with a lot of abuse ) unlike the following PBs. The battery style to which I referred, is the one that fits the 140,

Re: Need PB rechargeable battery

2004-08-10 Thread Ian D. Ross
Hello Dick, I purchased a new battery for my Powerbook 145B from www.batteryvalues.com last October after a lot of web surfing, and have been very impressed with the performance of the Ni-Mh compared to the Ni Cad originals. I was lucky to get 2 hours before, but now get up to 4 hours word

Re: Need PB rechargeable battery

2004-08-09 Thread Volk (contractor)
Dick, Primecell and www.power-for-less.com offer batteries for 100 series PowerBooks. Roger Dick Johnson wrote: Anyone have a model # M5653 battery for a PB 145? Dick Johnson Great Falls, MT -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: Need PB rechargeable battery

2004-08-09 Thread Dr.O.M.Betz
From: martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Need PB rechargeable battery ANY 100-series Powerbook battery will do, in fact. The PB145 will draw about 2.5A at startup, and 1.75-2.0A in normal use (with backlight on). If you can find ANY good 100-series battery, it will fit the slot, and power

Re: Need PB rechargeable battery

2004-08-09 Thread martin
You're quite right Dr OM - that was sloppy of me; the PB100 had a lead-acid battery ( heavy, but rugged; lead-acid batteries will put up with a lot of abuse ) unlike the following PBs. The battery style to which I referred, is the one that fits the 140, 145, 150, 160, 165, 170, and 180

Re: Need PB rechargeable battery

2004-08-08 Thread Dan Palka
On Aug 7, 2004, at 9:01 PM, martin wrote: ANY 100-series Powerbook battery will do, in fact. This statement is misleading. PowerBook 190 and 190c batteries will not work in any other PowerBook 1xx machine. But then again, the 190/190c is really more of a 5300 than a 1xx series. -- PowerBooks

Need PB rechargeable battery

2004-08-07 Thread Dick Johnson
Anyone have a model # M5653 battery for a PB 145? Dick Johnson Great Falls, MT -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! |

Re: Need PB rechargeable battery

2004-08-07 Thread martin
ANY 100-series Powerbook battery will do, in fact. The PB145 will draw about 2.5A at startup, and 1.75-2.0A in normal use (with backlight on). If you can find ANY good 100-series battery, it will fit the slot, and power the PB145 just fine. Same goes for 100-series Power supplies. Anyone

Re: Need PB rechargeable battery

2004-08-07 Thread yersinia
Dick Johnson writes, Anyone have a model # M5653 battery for a PB 145? Not on me, but I think I can help you to find one. First, I'd look for it at: http://www.nexcomp.com If they don't sell one (I was able to get two batteries for my PB 190 for $24.99 each) for the PB 145, try doing a google

Re: Need PB rechargeable battery

2004-08-07 Thread Dick Johnson
on 08/08/2004 2:01 AM, martin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ANY 100-series Powerbook battery will do, in fact. - - - - - - - You don't happen to have one, do you? (8^D) DJ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com |

Re: Need PB rechargeable battery

2004-08-07 Thread Dick Johnson
on 08/07/2004 7:48 PM, Dick Johnson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ANY 100-series Powerbook battery will do, in fact. - - - - - - - - - Do these batteries charge while in the PB, or do you need a separate charger? DJ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Re: Need PB rechargeable battery

2004-08-07 Thread martin
I have in fact, TWO, both of which have been rebuilt (all new cells), and neither of which I can spare. The unleashed working time of these things is usually about an hour, even with rebuilt batteries. ugh. I never had a separate charger, and have always just charged them in the PB. Often

Re: Need PB rechargeable battery

2004-08-07 Thread Dick Johnson
on 08/08/2004 3:41 AM, martin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Meantime, try to get your hands on a couple of batteries dead or alive. - - - - - - - Preferably alive! (8^D) Any suggestions? DJ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics