I guess the first question is, did you put a voltmeter on the batteries, even after the fact, to see if they were really dead? My great, well not too great, fear is that my sealed PRAM battery will be dead when I ultimately open it. Somehow I think Sydney should jump in about now... ;-) >Okay, > >Here's the story. My 2400c/240/20GB PRAM battery died. No question >about it. I could not sleep swap batteries, and when I did, the >clock would reset to strange years and times. I ordered a >"refurbished" PRAM battery from MacResQ, which came in a box that >appeared to have the original seal broken. I spent a good evening >putting it in my Comet. It did not work, even after resetting the >power manager switch a number of times and leaving it overnight >plugged into the AC adapter. I got MacResQ to send another battery, >but this time, it was in a sealed box. Again, another good evening >shot to hell putting it in. Again, same result. I can't believe I >got two bad batteries, particularly since one was apparently factory >sealed. What, if anything am I doing wrong? You all know the Comet >better than anyone, so I value any input you can provide. > >dave Ralph Mawyer, Jr. San Antonio, Texas Associate Editor mac2400 ... http://www.sineware.com/mac2400 Your PowerBook 2400 Reference Site ---------- 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 | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> NineWire | If they are cool enough to host this list... Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! http://www.NineWire.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>
