I was walking through my local CompUSA yesterday, and I noticed that a new battery for the titanium PowerBooks was on sale. I've been using the same one that came with my 800 Mhz (DVI) model since I bought it in April 2002. Needless to say, that battery is practically useless. So, I was pretty excited to score a new battery for $80.
Well, I shut down my computer, and installed the new battery and left it charging all last night, and all day today per the calibration instructions Apple recommends. And, I came home and unplugged the computer and then pressed the power button and nothing happened. So, I plugged it back in and turned it on, and the battery has 0% charge. Did I get a useless battery? I notice the model numbers are different (old M8511, vs. new M6091), but I did not think this matters. If I go to the Apple Store online, you can only order one battery for a titanium Powerbook. Unless, this battery I picked up is for the even older models (400 and 500 Mhz)?
If it means anything to anyone, running "ioreg -l | grep -i IOBatteryInfo" gives me the following result:
({"Capacity"=10000,"Amperage"=184457...,"Current"= 0,"Voltage"=0,"Flags"=8388...})
The capacity is obviously too high, and current and voltage are definitely lower than usual (truly an understatement).
Appreciate input from anyone. I'll probably take it back tomorrow, though I fear they may try to say it is my fault somehow.
Thanks.
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