>> The battery on my wife's Lombard will not charge. I assume the >> adapter's OK >> because the computer will run on it. Is this assumption wrong? Might >> there >> be some way to solve the problem short of replacing the battery? > >Try resetting the Power Manager > >http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14449 > >If that doesn't work you are probably facing one of three options > >Replace Lombard DC/Charge PCB >Replace Battery >Replace AC adapter. > >It would be helpful if you could see if your battery charges in another >Lombard. Unless there's evidence to the contrary (e.g., recent purchase), I'd assume the battery's dead. The Lombard/Pismo LiIONs only last a couple of years. My first battery lasted 2.5 years (as opposed to my old 5300 and 190 NiMH batteries which are still going strong, 7 years on!).
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