At 12:33 AM +1000 7/17/02, b e n w e l l s | headwerkx wrote:
>
>Hi again,
>
>With the PB540 fixed I was finally able to run EMMpathy and find out what
>was goin' on with the batteries... by the looks of things, nothing! EMMpathy
>couldn't even read them, though, strangely, after taking out the battery
>then plugging it back in again, I could "name" the battery. Then neither
>Battery Probe or Diagnostics could see a battery in the right slot.
>
>As far as I know the machine as been idle for over 3 years, so battery
>problems aren't surprising. Before my multimeter died on me I tested the
>batteries for output, I was getting a few mA in each.
>
>Are there any other tricks out there or should I order those 16 NiMH cells?
Intelligent Battery Recondition (IBR) is better at seeing the
battery that is difficult. See if it will run its' routine, and IGNORE its
telling you to send the battery back to Apple (also ignore any message by
EMMpathy that it can't repair the microprocessor). The tests of both IBR
and EMMpathy of the microprocessor of the battery are inordinately
rigorous, and eliminate a lot of chargeable and useable batteries. Run IBR
a few times, and then see if EMMpathy will run. If it does, alternate
between it and IBR, and take a look at Smart Probe each time. This is the
most incredible source of information about your battery going, and will
tell you the capacity of your battery, and whether or not it has any
charging capacity available.
I've had a couple of batteries which weren't seen because of broken
plastic across the connectors of the battery, so you mcould check this.
Paul
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin, 1759.
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