I read in a Macworld article recently on the subject of rechargeable batteries, that with the ones for mac laptops it is a good idea every month or two to let them run all the way down and then do a full charge, it said the same for iPods too. On Dec 30, 2004, at 11:14 PM, Dan Crutcher wrote:
> I left the battery in and charging overnight and, lo and behold, when > I checked the next morning, it registered a full charge. I guess it > just took a while to get "warmed up." Now I just have to remember not > to wait another 6 months to put my other battery in and charge it up. > > Does anyone know of a way to make these spare Powerbook batteries > "keep" longer if unused. Or is it simply a necessity to use them every > so often to keep them from dying for good -- a "use it or lose it" > scenario? > >> Apple released a battery firmware update a while back that fixed some >> battery problems. My battery would show 100%, would click down to >> about 90% and then immediately drop to 0%. The firmware update fixed >> it for me. If it doesn't work for you, then you'll need a new >> battery. It's a good chance after 6 months that the battery won't >> charge again. When these batteries are completely drained of juice, >> often they won't come back completely, if at all. >> >> Hope this helps! >> >> -- >> Bryan C. Forrest >> Macintosh Specialist & Asst. Network Administrator >> LifeNet >> http://www.lifenet.org >> >> On Dec 29, 2004, at 5:14 PM, Dan Crutcher wrote: >> >>> I have a spare battery for my Powerbook G4 that's been sitting >>> unused for about 6 months. I just put it in the computer to charge >>> it up and after an hour or so it still reads 0% charged. >>> >>> Does this likely mean it's dead? Is there any way to revive it? >>> >>> Dan >>> ----- >>> I'm going to come up with a clever signature line as soon as Jerry >>> Yeager does. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>> | be January 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >>> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >>> >> >> >> >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >> | be January 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >> > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be January 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
