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The incredible iBook battery bounceback
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Clogland
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From this thread
IOBatteryInfo = ({"Voltage"=0,"Flags"=1,"Amperage"=-500,"Capacity"=10000,"Current"=0})
=more than dead battery
Last night I had just finished a ripping session (CD >> MP3's) and it came back to life. What gives?
Using X-charge I get these sort of messages....
970-01-01 15:10:36: Battery stopped charging (current charge = 89%)
1970-01-01 15:10:41: Battery started charging (current charge = 89%)
1970-01-01 15:14:26: Battery stopped charging (current charge = 90%)
1970-01-01 15:14:31: Battery started charging (current charge = 90%)
1970-01-01 15:15:21: Battery stopped charging (current charge = 91%)
1970-01-01 15:15:26: Battery started charging (current charge = 91%)
1970-01-01 15:17:21: Battery stopped charging (current charge = 91%)
1970-01-01 15:17:26: Battery started charging (current charge = 91%)
1970-01-01 15:25:16: Charger unplugged
1970-01-01 15:25:16: Battery stopped charging (current charge = 94%)
1970-01-01 15:25:46: Charger plugged
Now after ten or so minutes on battery the terminal is reading
"IOBatteryInfo" = ({"Voltage"=11709,"Flags"=4,"Amperage"=1098,"Capac ity"=3197,"Current"=2941})
Something is going on, but I'm not sure what. Damn happy that it looks like I don't have to shell out for a new battery, although there may or may not be a repair on the charging circuit on the horizon?
Any comments well appreciated.
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Nov 2003
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ha.
the same happened on my end. I had this dead pimso batt that I thought I was going to have to trash for sure. I went from getting about 1h15 min reading to suddenly getting like 15mins. 
Anyhow, I just kept it plugged - occaisionally unplugging to go print - quickly. The one day, after unplugging, I get that original reading + a touch more. 1h25 or so. Whoa... Not sure what happened. But I love it.
H!
(Last edited by Ohenri; Dec 10, 2003 at 03:22 PM.
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2002
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Your ibook battery is malfunctioning. Same thing happened to both my G3 ibooks 5 mos after purchase. Send them in to Apple for a replacement before your warranty runs out.
GJ
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: England | San Francisco
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we don't have time to stop for gas
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Nov 2001
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Sad. 
I just experienced one of those false "you are running on reserver power" warnings with a full battery in 10.3.1.
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12" Powerbook 1.5GHz/SuperDrive, 1.25GB Ram, 80GB HD, Airport Extreme, Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger
iBook (Late 2001)600MHz/Combo, 640MB RAM, 20GB HD, Airport, Mac OS X 10.3.9 Panther — web server
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Just woke the iBook up, it's been asleep on battery for almost three days, battery charge reads 57%.
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