on 24/01/03 22:50, Gladys Pérez-Almiroty at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I have left my spare battery out of my Pismo for much longer than three >> months. It should recharge once I plug in my adapter and let it sit in >> the bay, no? >> Donald > > donald: > i don't want to sound like a party pooper, but i did the same thing and > my battery is dead as a doornail. i even tried a charger, but nothing. > i get 1 flashing light, but it doesn't charge. > if anybody has ideas, they are welcome.
Did you leave it in for some time? I sometimes get the flashing light, but I will leave it in the PowerBook and after a certain time, the light stops flashing and the battery starts charging. There was a application that was able to reset the battery internal memory, IIRC, I think from Apple, so that it would accept to charge again. If I remember correctly, the battery memory can think at some point that the battery is dead when it's not. If the battery is really dead, then there is nothing you can do, except getting another battery. I'm not sure if that tool was working only for specific PowerBook G3, like the Wallstreet and the PDQ, or if it was good for all the PowerBook G3 Series, though... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] gib /jib/: 1. vi. To destroy utterly. Like frag, but much more violent and final. "There's no trace left. You definitely gibbed that bug". 2. n. Remnants after total obliteration. Originated first by id software in the game Quake. It's short for giblets (thus pronounced "jib"), and referred to the bloody remains of slain opponents. Eventually the word was verbed, and leaked into general usage afterward. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
