On 14/09/04 16:23, "Peter Stein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Pismo 500:1gb ram:40gb Hitachi 5400:Matshita UJ-825B DVD-R:OS 10.3.5 > I have owned a BTI battery for about a year and a month ago the capacity was > holding well at 99/100% (about 4 hours for mild use). One day I looked up to > see that my battery had stopped charging at 69%. I was unhappy of course and > went through the extensive efforts of OF resets, PRAM resets, PMU resets, > charging in other bay, etc. > > No improvement at all. In fact it dropped to 67% and held. > > Within a week the battery would only charge to 29% - now it is holding a 27% > charge which lasts all of 20 minutes with Airport running. > > Any experience with losing a third of your capacity at a time? This battery > shouldn't crap out so blatantly after only a year, right? At $140 bucks I > don't feel like I got my moneys worth at all. Has anyone RMA'd a BTI battery > before? If only one cell in the battery develops a problem, then the whole battery starts losing its capacity. I had a BTI battery RMA'd to them. They sent me a new one no question asked. I don't remember what exactly happened but I think that within 30 days, the battery didn't recharge completely. -Laurent. -- ======================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************ Usual disclaimers apply *********************** -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
