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flgator · Jan 31, 2004, 09:53 AM

I saw this on the Apple boards

http://discussions.info.apple.com/We...Bi.1@.599c1f27

and thought i would try it.

Before I tried it my battery's capacity read

"IOBatteryInfo" = ({"Capacity"=4872..."

After this method it read

"IOBatteryInfo" = ({"Capacity"=5110..."

ae86_16v · Jan 31, 2004, 06:13 PM

Damn, you got 4800 before?!?! I am only getting 3400, gotta try it out. . .

flgator · Jan 31, 2004, 10:17 PM

Originally posted by ae86_16v:
Damn, you got 4800 before?!?! I am only getting 3400, gotta try it out. . .

Using this command in terminal:

ioreg -l | grep -i IOBatteryInfo

globo · Sep 20, 2004, 05:16 AM

the link is dead can someone repost the instructions?

Halfloaf · Sep 20, 2004, 09:09 AM

I suspect Apple killed the link because it let people get more from their macs than what they paid for.

ryju · Sep 20, 2004, 10:10 AM

I got 4400 and this is a brand new AlBook.

iREZ · Sep 20, 2004, 10:11 AM

Can you post this method for calibration.

madmacgames · Sep 20, 2004, 10:17 AM

Originally posted by Halfloaf:
I suspect Apple killed the link because it let people get more from their macs than what they paid for.

no

Apple Discussion links always auto-expire after a certain amount of time. It's been like this for some time and to my knowledge there is no way to post a link to the topic that will stay working. Just go to the discussions and search for it.

RageAPC · Sep 20, 2004, 12:27 PM

I've been searching for this discussion at the Apple forums with no success. If anyone could point me to this article I'd really appreciate it. I'd love to get some more time out of my PB battery, especially for flying. My flights to the east coast are generally 6 to 7 hours and the more time I can get out of a battery, the more work I can get done.

qualey2 · Sep 20, 2004, 02:04 PM

I would be inerested as well if some one comes up with a link.

Ruahrc · Sep 20, 2004, 02:25 PM

Are you referring to resetting the PMU?
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PowerBook G4 (12-inch), PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI), PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW 800), PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.5/1.33GHz), PowerBook G4 (17-inch), PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.33GHz), PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.5GHz)

If the computer is on, turn it off.

Reset the power manager by simultaneously pressing and then releasing Shift-Control-Option-Power on the keyboard. Do not press the fn (Function) key while using this combination of keystrokes.

Wait 5 seconds.

Press the Power button to restart the computer.
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I'm interested as well. I get 4379mAh capacity, down from the 4467 I had a month ago. And the battery is supposed to measure 4600mAh too.

Ruahrc

iREZ · Sep 20, 2004, 03:23 PM

Uhhhhh..............I don't think it's that. Link please!!!

Lancer409 · Sep 20, 2004, 05:01 PM

ooh ... i wanna know tooo!

qualey2 · Sep 20, 2004, 08:44 PM

still waiting

madmacgames · Sep 20, 2004, 09:44 PM

nobody is going to be able to post a working link that will work for more than maybe 10 minutes.

I haven't been able to find it by searching, as I suggested earlier cause I thought you'd be able to find it that way, but alas no.

If someone who knows where it is at could tell us which forum it is under and the name of thread, we could all find it much easier.

macaddict0001 · Sep 20, 2004, 10:11 PM

I hope the original poster gets back to us.

Wiskedjak · Sep 21, 2004, 12:04 AM

I believe the method in question is what's the "Slow Drain Calibration". Very similar to Apple's calibration method except you turn everything setting on your laptop to low: display off, hd's spun down, no optical activity, minimal cpu activity. Then, let your laptop sit until it falls asleep.

I think it's just illusion that the laptops Ah increases. The laptop thinks it has a really high battery capacity because it was on for so long. You aren't actually creating more Ah.

Lancer409 · Sep 21, 2004, 01:46 AM

Originally posted by Wiskedjak:
I believe the method in question is what's the "Slow Drain Calibration". Very similar to Apple's calibration method except you turn everything setting on your laptop to low: display off, hd's spun down, no optical activity, minimal cpu activity. Then, let your laptop sit until it falls asleep.

I think it's just illusion that the laptops Ah increases. The laptop thinks it has a really high battery capacity because it was on for so long. You aren't actually creating more Ah.

can anyone verify that?

Halfloaf · Sep 21, 2004, 05:05 AM

Lancer, thats what I read about on the Apple forum about 6-8 months ago...So it may be the same slow drain method. i never tried it simply because I don't have 6 hours spare time floating about.

-HL

iREZ · Sep 21, 2004, 10:29 AM

I just found a way to keep your PB going for another 3hrs. It only costs $129.99+tax+shipping+waiting in the mail+switching th.......excuse me did I say something about switching, I certainly didn't mean to say that.

Lancer409 · Sep 21, 2004, 03:30 PM

Originally posted by iREZ:
I just found a way to keep your PB going for another 3hrs. It only costs $129.99+tax+shipping+waiting in the mail+switching th.......excuse me did I say something about switching, I certainly didn't mean to say that.

=P