On 12/13/05, chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The other effect you may be seeing is, batteries can spontaneously > "recharge" slightly when the load is removed from them. So a "dead" > battery, once it is disconnected from the circuit (or its power bypassed > in the case of a computer that will default to using AC power when > available), may in fact recover a slight amount. If the battery was > borderline good to begin with, that recovery may let the battery function > again for a little while. > > That could give the battery the appearance of having been recharged by > the computer. >
That makes sense. Now that I think about it, the 6360 that I mentioned needed to have its PRAM battery replaced about 4-6 months later anyhow, so that would fit in with this theory. > Or, of course, the Macs in question may have a bad battery circuit, and > are in fact accidentally recharging the battery when they should be > bypassing the battery. That would explain why some people have reported > seeing leaking Lithium batteries when they aren't supposed to leak. If > you recharge a non rechargeable battery, all bets are off on the > stability of its design... it is generally a VERY bad thing to recharge a > non rechargeable battery... at the very least you will cause it to leak, > if you are unlucky enough, you will get the battery to physically explode. > Definitely not a good thing. The more I think about it, I'm fairly certain that the "resurrections" I witnessed were on non-Apple computers. Kurt -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
