On 2/1/03 Dana Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >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.
Your Duo's reaction is typical for a _very_ discharged battery, and no it doesn't do that when it is working properly. As MadDog suggested, leave it in your sleeping Duo charging for awhile (several days isn't too long), which may recharge it enough to allow using the recondition SW. I doubt this hurt the Duo though, I've done this very thing to probably most of my Duos and they've all survived OK. Dana's question reminded me of an idea I had awhile back. I've got a Lind SuperCharger II which has resurrected _every_single_ Type3 Duo battery I've put into it, including a bunch that started with _0_ (!) volts. I've had a number of offers to buy it, but I'm not really up for selling just yet as I still have alot of Duos around here. : >) However . . . I was wondering if there's any 'market'(?) for a reconditioning service amongst y'all? Battery owner would pay $XX only if successful, and would send their battery along with the $XX, plus return postage and a return shipping label. I'd test for runtime after reconditioning in the SuperCharger, and if it worked I'd keep the $XX and return the battery. If it didn't, I'd return the battery _and_ the $XX. Any interest? This would be for Type 3 Apple batteries _only_, I've _no_ luck with type 1 or 2! I wrote $XX because I haven't really thought about this and don't want to make any 'Offers" until I ponder on it a little. I'm open to suggestions though . . . If you might have an interest in this sort of service reply _OFFLIST_ please, Dan K (in Trenton, NJ, USA) and here's a few references: <http://cgi2.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=dankephoto> -- 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
