> If I remove the battery and then reinsert it, the icon shows it filling up > rapidly, the "lightning bolt" showing for a little while, but not really > giving it a charge (or, rather, the battery taking a charge.)
I also had similiar incidents with dead Duo battery. > I have also picked up, for a song, a snap-on recharger (#M7778) to go with > my M7783 AC adapter. It regularly shows a green light (or could it be > yellow??) when the type-I's are in it, and never goes beyond red when it > has the type-II in it. Yellow is charging, green is ready, and red is dead. But the only real easy way to tell if it's good or dead is if you used a volt meter to check the + and - terminal on the battery after it's supposedly fully charged. Dead battery will show a nice round zero while a fully charged good battery should be around 12v DC. > At this point I'm inclined to go bid on a new battery on eBay, and take up > the offer of the Cool Guy in California who gives a $6 rebate and pays > shipping for each duo battery mailed back to him. Any other advice? They > seem to be going for around $50-60 (sometimes $70) on his auctions. I can > live with AC cords, but eventually I'd like to have a working battery... > with the illusion that I'll someday be typing away on an airplane like all > them other impressive show-offs. As usual, buyer beware. It is pretty much at your own risk if you buy anything from eBay or any other ineternet sources. If the seller offers an exchange or refund if what you get is bad, it may be worth it. And do be especially aware of any battery being sold "as-is" because some sellers would sell a dead battery, claiming it is unknown or was good last time, etc. ---------- 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>
