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Battery won't charge on 1ghz Tibook
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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This evening I swapped out my current battery for an older one that I hadn't used in the past two years. For some reason it won't charge. Did I screw something up?
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Allston, MA, USA
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Unfortunately, you did. Batteries need to be used occasionally. After two years of disuse, the battery likely discharged to the point where it can't recharge.
A trick I saw on the net once was the pop the battery in and out a few times (like 10 or so). The idea was that the power from the PowerBook would act as a "jump start" to the battery. This was for the Pismo/Lombard machines and I have no proof it ever worked, but you may as well try it.
Good luck.
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-- Jason
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Originally Posted by jasong
Unfortunately, you did. Batteries need to be used occasionally. After two years of disuse, the battery likely discharged to the point where it can't recharge.
A trick I saw on the net once was the pop the battery in and out a few times (like 10 or so). The idea was that the power from the PowerBook would act as a "jump start" to the battery. This was for the Pismo/Lombard machines and I have no proof it ever worked, but you may as well try it.
Good luck.
Damn, that's a shame. I'll give that a try, though. Thank you.
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