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 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 is....do 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>
