>Greetings all, >I have a question re: the following recondition question: >I have a Duo 280c, with a spare Type III NiMH Duo battery that I would like >to recondition in the hopes that it will improve it's recharge performance. >I'm using the old Apple Battery Recondition utility, v. 1.1 as find at the >ftp site. >I boot up with extensions off (OS 8) to run the utility >Here's my question: >when one launches the program, what are the characteristic reactions from >the unit? > >When I press "OK" to start the utility, the Duo immediately goes into a >"strobe" mode (screen flashes on/off, cpu seems to pulse, and speaker >crackles) for a few cycles, and then appears to shut itself off - wait, I >checked, it does shut itself off, because I can reboot by simply pressing >the power key. > >Is this normal? I've never owned a PBook nor dealt with such issues before, >and I don't want to cause any collateral damage to the unit. >Many thanks for fielding the question. >Best regards, >Dana
That means the poor little duo isnt able to recondition the battery. Too much drain, I guess. You can keep trying to recondition. I find that with multiple attempts, I can finally get a battery to recondition. Try charging it up a bit before reconditioning. Mad Dog -- 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
