on 06/08/04 18:05, pamark at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi, > > Can someone please tell me how long it takes to fully charge a battery? > I can get the amber light to stay on for about 10 minutes or so but it > does not seem to charge the battery.
What portable are you using and how depleted is the battery when you recharge it and what are you doing with your computer while the computer battery is charging up ?? What makes you think that it is not charging and what happens after the ten minutes ? When the 110volt AC power suply is plugged into a wall receptacle the light ring on the computer end of the AC adapter cable connector should be EITHER amber OR green when plugged into your computer.
If the light ring in the connector is neither of these colours when plugged into your computer and into the wall then it should be replaced.
right now my iBook battery is fully charged.
If I unplug the iBook and use it for a long time or if I play a whole DVD on it without supplying auxiliary external AC power, the drain on the battery will deplete it down to 25 or 40% and I will have to recharge it. I connect it to the charger that came wuith it.
While the light ring on the power connector is amber the iBook battery is taking a charge.
If I turn the computer COMPLETELY OFF and close it up the charger will bring the battery back up to 100% and the light ring will turn green in about an hour or so. If I plug it in to recharge the battery but I continue to use the iBook while its recharging it can take considerably longer to recharge the battery.
If I completely discharge the battery every two months or so and then charge it back up to 100% it gives me good performance.
M
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