Hi, all. My ongoing frustration with my 1400's battery takes such interesting turns that I thought you'd all like to hear the latest!
I've downloaded both "Battery Amnesia" and "My Battery" and have had "Battery Recondition" aboard for years. Typically I'd get maybe 30 minutes moderate usage after a monthly recondition but that time would dwindle quickly down to about, oh, 10 minutes on a lucky day. I've reset the Power Management Unit a few times, zapped the PRAM, and used Battery Recondition maybe half a dozen times in the last week and have had wildly varying results; but here's the current pattern: After a night plugged into the charger I'll pull the plug in the morning and work off the battery. Maybe 4 or 5 minutes into the session the first "Reserve Power" warning pops up - "My Battery" would show a good 95% power left at that point. Then I'll get maybe another 5 minutes until the "No Reserve Power Left" warning comes up and forced sleep comes upon the 1400 - "My Battery" showing usually no less than 90% power left. But here's the really weird thing: if I then plug the 'Book back in for maybe 10 minutes and then unplug it and go back on battery I can work for another half hour or more before the Sandman arrives again! Right now I'm 30 minutes into the "post-replug" phase and still going strong. "My Battery" shows 83% left! What the heck!? -Bill Damkoehler -- 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
