Apple iBook & PowerBook battery recall
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Mark Etherington - 20 May 2005
Apple's had yet another batch of overheating batteries. If you've bought a new iBook or PowerBook recently (or new battery for your laptop) then check to see if you're affected:
http://www.apple.com/uk/support/batteryexchange/
Mark Etherington
marke@roxley.co.uk -
Jon B - 20 May 2005
Cheers for headsup, got 3 machines that could possibly be affected.... --
Jon B
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Chris Ridd - 20 May 2005
Phew, mine's not affected.
Cheers,
Chris
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Tim Auton - 21 May 2005
Batteries bought between October last year and May this year (I guess that means now!). I've got a new one on its way to me. I was quite chuffed, that's an extra 6 months before I'll need to buy a replacement I thought. Then I saw what a dodgy battery can do:
http://www.danaquarium.com/gallery/macoddities/pbfire3
Tim
Don't tell me I'm still on that feckin' island!
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The Rev - 21 May 2005
I bought a 12" Powerbook battery a couple of weeks ago and it's not one of the bad ones.
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Chris Ridd - 21 May 2005
Yea, mine 15" is about a month old and not affected either. Apple does give a range of serial numbers so it isn't as simple as being in a range of dates.
Cheers,
Chris
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Sara Kirk - 21 May 2005
Mine neither. Phew.
Sara
iChat: sarakirk (AIM)
So, what are you going to do? Sucker me to death? -
David - 21 May 2005
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check to see if you're affected:
Mine is affected. But, in the spirit of the glass being half full: I get a new battery in exchange for an apparently fine but half worn out used battery. And my house hasn't burnt down. I have checked all of the smoke alarm batteries, though ...
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Chris Ridd - 21 May 2005
Result!
used battery. And my house hasn't burnt down. I have checked all of the smoke alarm batteries, though ...
I don't think Apple will swap your smoke alarm batteries.
Cheers,
Chris
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David - 21 May 2005
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What? Not even if they've got a long and confusing serial number? Shame!
Download Power Manager and start saving.