Hi everyone. I've been given a hand-me-down Lombard/400 at work. Not bad at all for an older machine. Both the PRAM and LiIon chargable batteries were dead. So I ordered both. I can put in the PRAM battery myself. Regarding the new battery module, how should I handle it the first time? Plug in the Powerbook, but off, put in the battery, and wait until it's charged, then turn on the machine?
How about day-to-day maintenance? If I use the battery should I let it go down to nothing before recharging? If I am charging the battery, is it ok to use the machine at the same time, or should it be off? 95% of the time I use the machine plugged in. Should I just leave the battery out and fully charged while I'm not using it?
Thanks,
MK
I forgot to mention that right-out-of-the-box the first three lights light up, but not the 4th.
Previously, Michael L Kankiewicz wrote:
Hi everyone. I've been given a hand-me-down Lombard/400 at work. Not bad at all for an older machine. Both the PRAM and LiIon chargable batteries were dead. So I ordered both. I can put in the PRAM battery myself. Regarding the new battery module, how should I handle it the first time? Plug in the Powerbook, but off, put in the battery, and wait until it's charged, then turn on the machine?
How about day-to-day maintenance? If I use the battery should I let it go down to nothing before recharging? If I am charging the battery, is it ok to use the machine at the same time, or should it be off? 95% of the time I use the machine plugged in. Should I just leave the battery out and fully charged while I'm not using it?
Thanks,
MK
http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html
That will get you started. You can search here for more details, more links, and a bunch of discussion. Not all of the discussion is fact-based.
Later,
John
johajohn@indianahoosiers.edu
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On Thu, 31 Aug 2006, John Johnson wrote:
http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html
That will get you started. You can search here for more details, more links, and a bunch of discussion. Not all of the discussion is fact-based.
Thanks!
MK