>I have a type III battery that is correctly identified byt Battery >Recondition, and the serial number is reported, but the last recondition >date is reported as "Unknown". When I try to recondition it, everything >starts out OK, then the screen goes haywire, fading out, having blocks >appear, blinking on and off, and then finally the computer shuts down! I've >tried resetting the PRAM, but the same thing happens. Other batteries work >just fine. > >I am wondering if this means that the circuitry is bad, since I was >thinking of rebuilding the battery if the cells were bad. Any suggestions >appreciated. There really isn't any "circuitry" in there other than the serial number and the temperature sensor (which is merely the thermistor part, the logic is all on the Duo motherboard). I've seen this sort of thing happen with completely dead batteries before. You should be able to rebuild it with new cells and have it work just fine. I'd be really interested to hear if anyone has yet rebuilt a Type I or II battery with new, higher capacity cells. I'm curious whether the Power Manager will get confused by it, and if so what the symptoms might be (inconvenient premature power warnings or merely a bad time estimate). I don't have any Type III cells, but my parents' 280 has a dead Type I, and there's an even deader Type II here. -- Marc Sira | [EMAIL PROTECTED] "If you can't play with words, what good are they?" ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | Great Duo & 2400 stuff including 10/100 Ethernet for 2400s! Dr. Bott | Duo Batts too <http://www.drbott.com/prod/alist/duo.html> NineWire | If they are cool enough to host this list... Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! http://www.NineWire.com/ PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
