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chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn - 26 Oct 2004 14:09 GMT

My lombard battery seems to have died. Basically, when it claims to be
fully charged, it won't last much longer than 20 minutes. I recall a
battery utility that came with older system software- I can't remember
if it was with 8.6 or even further back though. Is there anything worth
trying, or at 5 years old, has the battery just had it? It certainly
doesn't seem cost effective to get a new one- and I no longer take the
powerbook on the road.

David

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John Johnson - 26 Oct 2004 14:33 GMT

In article <1gm9ojh.1v4sqwhuk5dudN%this_address_is_for_spam@yahoo.com>,
this_address_is_for_spam@yahoo.com (chancellor of the duchy of besses
o' th' barn) wrote:

> My lombard battery seems to have died. Basically, when it claims to be
> fully charged, it won't last much longer than 20 minutes. I recall a
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> David

I'd say your battery is shot. They have a limited cycle life, as well as
degrading with age. Five years is plenty on its own, even if you never
cycled the battery, and I suspect you did that plenty as well.

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chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn - 26 Oct 2004 14:40 GMT

> In article <1gm9ojh.1v4sqwhuk5dudN%this_address_is_for_spam@yahoo.com>,
> this_address_is_for_spam@yahoo.com (chancellor of the duchy of besses
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> degrading with age. Five years is plenty on its own, even if you never
> cycled the battery, and I suspect you did that plenty as well.

Yes, I did that a lot- just not much in the last year or so. I suppose I
should just remove it, and lighten the load a little...

David

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