Thanks for your kind offer Paul, but the charger turned up this morning. I
guess the seller was hedging his bets.

So, one positive story of third-party batteries... Anyone else got any
experience before I cough up?

Darren

On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Paul Russell <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> I can lend you a power supply until the new one arrives. You'd need to
> collect it from me (Preston Park area).
>
> I used to use a third party battery on my old PB G4 - it was fine -
> supposedly higher capacity than the Apple battery. I think they are
> typically just reconditioned Apple batteries anyway (they take the old
> cells out and put new ones in).
>
> Paul
>
> On 9 Feb 2009, at 11:03, Darren Morgan wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > My G4 PB has a battery that only holds about 40 mins charge and I've
> > just broken the power supply.
> >
> > I've ordered another power supply (65w - A1021) from ebay but it'll
> > take a few days to arrive. In the meantime, I need juice.
> >
> > So, my questions are:
> >
> > 1. Has anyone used a Macally power supply (
> http://store.solutions-inc.co.uk/product/274)?
> >  It says it only has an output of 48w. Will this work ok with my 15"
> > G4 PB FW800?
> >
> > 2. Does anyone have any experience of third-party batteries? I need
> > an A1045, but the genuine ones are v. expensive and I can't justify
> > that expense on a 6-year-old Powerbook.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Darren
> >
>
> >
>


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