>> Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 10:23:12 -0400 > From: Brian < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: bad battery? > In-reply-to: < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Message-id: < l03102800b8f307ba175f@[192.168.1.102] > > > >PowerBook 5300, OS 8.1. I just bought two Apple brand batteries sold as > >new from MegaMacs. Started using one. Charged it for 24+ hours, after > >which it only ran for about 15 minutes until the s > > Were these the 2 for 1 deal? > > Brian You guessed it; looks like I've been burned by cheapness (no warranty on the 2-for-1). Would have been better to buy elsewhere. Does the symptom of shutting down immediately after the reserve power warning rather than waiting a couple minutes, then sleeping, mean anything concrete? I reiterate that with my old battery, this does not happen.
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