----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurent Daudelin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 1:04 PM Subject: BTI Battery Question
> Hi there! > > I've just received a brand new BTI battery for my Pismo. I put it in and Mac > OS X initially said that it would take 38 minutes to charge. Now, it's been > going on for maybe 15 minutes so far, the system says I'm down to 28 minutes > to charge it. However, there doesn't seem to be any activity on the battery > itself. The battery has a similar switch to check the charge remaining, with > 4 LEDs, but no LED are lit. Pressing the switch briefly lit the 4 LEDs, but > nothing else. > > Does anybody has such a battery? What can I expect? The other thing I found > a little strange is that BTI recommends charging the battery for 10 hours. > However, if Mac OS X thinks it will be charged within the next half hour, > I'm guessing it will stop charging the battery. How can I achieve this 10 > hours charge? Or maybe the battery was already charged? Any idea? > > Thanks in advance! > > -Laurent. > -- The batteries for my Pismo also have 4 leds; when the battery is in the machine they only seem to display when the battery is charging. Once the battery reaches full charge; my menu indicator changes to a plug icon showing I'm on the power plug and the leds turn off. I would venture a guess that your battery has a full charge. Try running on the battery for a while. As the battery discharges, the leds should light to show how much they have left. Joe Ellis -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
