----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Bonhoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 12:46 PM Subject: Sudden battery failure
> Hi All! > > I've been lurking on the list for a while and I'm usually a day or 2 > behind in reading the MSG's but have learned lots from you, Thanks! I > recently bought a pristine Lombard 333. It was an Executive's machine > and spent most of it's first life parked on a desk, then it was shelved > when the HD died. The battery was occasionally charged by a well > meaning sys admin. > > SInce I've had the Lombard, I've replaced the HD with a Toshiba 40G > (MK4019GAX), installed 512MB of RAM, OSX.2.6, over-clocked the CPU to > 433Mhz, and have made it my primary machine. > > Ever since the installation of X.2.6, battery life has been less than > impressive. From a maximum of 3:10 reported, after charging over Hi Dave; Just a couple of thoughts, OS X is a lot more processor intensive than OS 9 and over-clocking the CPU increases the amp-hour drain and the machine is now in what; it's 5th or 6th year of service? Time to explore the purchase of a new battery or rebuilding the one you got. This is from a Pismo owner with two batteries I got when I bought the machine used for a year. I'm getting about 2 hours on each one; maybe a little more than 4 when I use both but that defeats the purpose of have a DVD player in the thing. Not emensely portable, but nice if you do outdoor things, get an auto adaptor and a 12 volt jumpstart/camping unit. Does 2 full length feature DVDs on one charge. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
