>Very good advice, however one more tip. With a really dead battery, launch IBR with the right slot empty, then plug in the batt. It should go into "extended precharging" mode. It takes 15- 20 min. Several times may be necessary. Rick
> >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 > -- -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
