Hi, all - I have Pismo that is behaving oddly with it's battery. It's a 'no-name' battery, with a printed-on capacity of 6600mAH. I've had it for a couple of years; it came with a Pismo that was bought as a Christmas present for me by my Lady Technophobe. Utilities such as coconutBattery do not read an original capacity for it; It currently shows a capacity of 4128mAH - and I don't think it has really been much better than that. Also - none of the utilities that read out the number of load cycles display anything but zero.
Now - the odd behavior: When running from battery, I get about 2 hours of steady use with Airport on - no problem with that, I suppose. The oddity is that when the indicated capacity drops below about 30%, the computer suddenly goes to sleep without any warnings. When I immediately plug it in to the AC adapter, the capacity shows as 0%, and climbs steadily. I thought that the battery should drain further before sleep, and that I should have at least one warning pop up beforehand. I have tried resetting the PMU, which doesn't help. System info in signature. Thoughts? Thanks! -- Don Zahniser Powerbook G3 (Pismo), 40GB HD (5200 RPM), 768 MB RAM, Mac OS 10.4.11 -- 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/
