Dead power supply? (Re-revisited)
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Jessica M. - 22 June 2005
I haven't gone to Radio Shack yet this morning, but looking at the battery I bought there yesterday I notice the manufactured date is June 2002.
Dead-on-arrival, Adrian? Could be! I'm flabbergasted that store would sell such an old battery, despite how long it's supposed to work.
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Adrian - 22 June 2005
Could be it ... though some batteries do have a long shelf life. All the standard alkalines I have seen recently have a "Use by" date as well as a manufactured date (5 years ahead on a pack I have just now). I don't know for sure how the lithium computer types last sitting on the shelf. It certainly seems worth getting them to test the voltage under load, in case you were sold a dud.
Adrian
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Jessica M. - 23 June 2005
Well, the battery I bought yesterday is fully juiced. I also asked the kind Radio Shack counterperson to test the battery I took out of the gigabit G4, and it had just over 3V of juice.
So I guess I'm down to the power supply and front logic board. I wish there was a way to test both before making a decision on whether or not I should pay to have it repaired. :-(
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Adrian - 23 June 2005
... some people find that sacrificing a live chicken can improve the liklihood of a successful outcome ... ;)
Adrian
Download Power Manager and start saving.