On Feb 19, 2010, at 11:23 AM, Alex Santos wrote: > If you have another mac that can have that battery installed by all means try > that first. > > You might need to reset the power management unit on your Wallstreet. > > Check to see if there are any broken pins on the battery and check to see if > there is any debris between the battery's and the battery bay's connectors > that could be getting in the way of the battery not receiving a charge. > > What happens if you try to run the computer on the battery alone? > > One LED on the battery tells me that it has some charge left. > > Hope this helps but the battery may have just gone and not your computer. > > Regards > Alex > > On 19 Feb 2010, at 12:13, John Carmonne wrote: > >> Hi All >> I have a battery in a Wallstreet 300 that I bought new about 14 months ago >> not cheap but it is a China unit. That said the battery all of a sudden >> failed, it has one LED showing, however it is not recognized at all by the >> machine, leading me to believe that it may be a circuit problem. So I have a >> unit that is 11 years old and I'm sure it's wore out, I was thinking to put >> the newer batteries in the other case and see if it will work?? Anyone done >> this? >> >> >> John Carmonne >> Yorba Linda USA >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for >> those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). >> The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our >> netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To leave this group, send email to [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books >> >> Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ >
I have two Wallstreet PowerBooks and the battery is not recognized in either one much less try to charge. John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
