I'm having the same trouble with my pb520 -- IBR tells me to send the battery back to Apple, even after multiple (4 or 5) runs.
Does anyone have a copy of EMMpathy? I've tried Googling for it, but all the download links seem to be long outdated. Thanks! Eddie On 8/23/05, Clark Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 3:35 PM -0500 8/23/05, John Perkins Jr. wrote: > > > Intelligent Battery Recondition (IBR) is better at seeing the > >>battery that is difficult. See if it will run its' routine, and IGNORE its > >>telling you to send the battery back to Apple > > > >The problem is that it won't even precharge the batteries. Smart probe > >won't recognize them. > > > >>I've had a couple of batteries which weren't seen because of broken > >>plastic across the connectors of the battery, so you mcould check this. > > > >This isn't the problem either. > > I got two PB540s and 4 batteries a coupe of years ago. The batteries > were all dead and none of the battery utilities I tried would help. > I set up a little gadget to charge the batteries from a bench supply. > I brought a couple of them up to around 12V and stuck them in the > laptop. It did it's thing and the batteries do show up. The other > two never did show up in the computer. The two "good" batteries are > good for maybe 10 minutes. I think of them as UPS power. The two > dead batteries I use for ballast. > > So my points are you can try charging them externally if you got the > right gear and that if you do it may not help much. > > Most of the Apple laptop batteries I've tried this on have a "+" and > "-" on the terminals that connect to the battery. > -- > Clark Martin > Redwood City, CA, USA > Macintosh / Internet Consulting > > "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" > > -- > 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/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > -- () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
