MacBook Battery History, Months 4 thru 8

Dotty, the MacBook, was given to Charley in August, 2006.
cgmusselman wrote on :

Dotty, the MacBook, was given to Charley in August, 2006.

Battery Information: 2006-dec-02

Battery Installed: Yes First low level warning: No Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 5239 Remaining Capacity (mAh): 5238 Amperage (mA): 0 Voltage (mV): 12587 Cycle Count: 20

Battery Information: 2007-jan-06

Battery Installed: Yes First low level warning: No Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 5305 Remaining Capacity (mAh): 5305 Amperage (mA): 127 Voltage (mV): 12586 Cycle Count: 31

Battery Information: 2007-feb-12

Battery Installed: Yes First low level warning: No Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 5258 Remaining Capacity (mAh): 5254 Amperage (mA): 0 Voltage (mV): 12564 Cycle Count: 36

Battery Information: 2007-mar-08

Battery Installed: Yes First low level warning: No Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 5286 Remaining Capacity (mAh): 5286 Amperage (mA): -154 Voltage (mV): 12417 Cycle Count: 39

Battery Information: 2007-apr-11

Battery Installed: Yes First low level warning: No Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 5145 Remaining Capacity (mAh): 5119 Amperage (mA): -1134 Voltage (mV): 12436 Cycle Count: 42

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zit replied on :

On Apr 12, 12:25 pm, "cgmusselman" cgmussel...@redacted.invalid wrote:

Voltage (mV): 12436

That seems way too low. Do MacBooks need less voltage than PowerBooks? My TiBook battery is usually around 16.5 volts. No way will it run on a car's 13-14 volt system :(

Will yours? Run that is. I doubt it would charge, but just running would be a giant leap forward.