On Nov 10, 2011, at 5:35 AM, Geke wrote: > I finished "reviving" an iBook G3 (the first white one, Dual USB) from > my nephew and it runs Tiger nicely now. > But the new battery I bought, which showed "full" when I received it, > now doesn’t seem to hold much charge anymore: the onscreen indicator > never goes above 10% or so and the tester button on the battery gives > only one light. > Now I confess that I bought a battery from Hongkong, which was several > euros cheaper than what the majority of the other offers cost. Did I > just buy a bad battery?
probably; even new ones from reputable vendors sometimes show up DOA. Try exchanging it with the seller. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
