My server was down so I missed the previous suggestions talked about here. Could someone send them to me personally at [EMAIL PROTECTED] - using the same subject matter. Thanks, John Brownsberger
on 9/27/03 4:43 PM, Sionnach Aisling at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In my opinion, this practice will help out any battery > that isn;t running up to speed. I repaired laptops > professionally for a number of years and have > successfully revived many batteries this way. In > general, that process is primarily for Nickel > Cadmium(NiCd) and Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMh) > batteries. It isn't recommended for a working Lithium > Ion (Li), but, in the case of the G3 which does have a > Li batttery... it was already dead, what would it > hurt? And, as a matter of fact, I just did the same > thing to my Dad's G3 the other day (along with a > number of other things as it was in a great state of > disrepair) and it restored him to 2 hours of battery > life from a previous - none. > > For you 5300... I believe you are NiMh, so this > should help you immensly. If the battery is too old > and has been gone for too long, this won't revive it, > unfortunately, and you may have to bite the bullet and > buy a new one. > > Cheers, > Sionnach > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search > http://shopping.yahoo.com -- 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