Alan O'Neil wrote: > I ran IBR before doing anything, and now it holds a charge and runs for > about 1 hour 30 minutes with HDD spun down and backlight on. I didn't > actually open the thing, because I didn't want to break anything. I just > think that with new cells I can get at least 3 hours out of it? Jow am I > supposed to open the battery? And how do I get the spring back in so it > will stay in the battery compartment without tape?
First, that's pretty good out of an old battery. The canonical 500 series battery rejuvenation dance goes like this: Run IBR Run Emmpathy Run Battery Amnesia (repeat 3-4X) After that you'll likely get a decent life out of the things, if life is still to be had. After that series I got 2-2 1/2 hours out of a battery, disk spun down. With normal use I'll get an hour and a half to two out of one battery, meaning I'll get three to four out of batteries in both bays. The person I know who had my Powerbook when it was new says he never got a whole lot more even when it was new. When Apple advertized a full work day out of the batteries in the PB 500, they were either smoking stuff or working rather short days...;-) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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:powerbooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:powerbooks-off@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> For digest mode, email: <mailto:powerbooks-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
