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Since: Feb 17, 2005
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:51 pm
Post subject: What to Do With Battery That Just Arrived
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I have a PowerBook G4 15" aluminum that is a bit over four years ago. About
a week and a half ago, the battery began to appear to act a little erratically
(this is the second battery that I've had) according to coconutBattery, with
capacity dropping to about 75%. Concerned that the battery was about to die
on me, I ordered another battery from Apple, which arrived today.
However, the situation with the battery appeared to stabilize, and the battery
is no longer showing signs of impending doom. My question is: with the new
battery, would it degrade if I let it sit in the box for a while before
starting to use it? Or should I wait until the current battery get a little
worse before starting to use the new one?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. |
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Since: Oct 03, 2004
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:21 am
Post subject: Re: What to Do With Battery That Just Arrived [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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nlu.RemoveThis@xenon.Stanford.EDU (Nelson Lu) wrote:
> I have a PowerBook G4 15" aluminum that is a bit over four years ago. About
> a week and a half ago, the battery began to appear to act a little erratically
> (this is the second battery that I've had) according to coconutBattery, with
> capacity dropping to about 75%. Concerned that the battery was about to die
> on me, I ordered another battery from Apple, which arrived today.
>
> However, the situation with the battery appeared to stabilize, and the battery
> is no longer showing signs of impending doom. My question is: with the new
> battery, would it degrade if I let it sit in the box for a while before
> starting to use it? Or should I wait until the current battery get a little
> worse before starting to use the new one?
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
The new battery will degrade even if not being used, but not as much as
it would if it was being used.
Is the "erratic" battery the original one for the machine? If not, how
old is it? Whether it is or not, how long ago did you last recalibrate
by running it into the ground? How often do you actually run on battery
power instead of just using the battery to fill in that space? |
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Since: Feb 17, 2005
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:12 am
Post subject: Re: What to Do With Battery That Just Arrived [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Gregory Weston wrote:
>In article ,
> nlu.TakeThisOut@xenon.Stanford.EDU (Nelson Lu) wrote:
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>> I have a PowerBook G4 15" aluminum that is a bit over four years ago. About
>> a week and a half ago, the battery began to appear to act a little erratically
>> (this is the second battery that I've had) according to coconutBattery, with
>> capacity dropping to about 75%. Concerned that the battery was about to die
>> on me, I ordered another battery from Apple, which arrived today.
>>
>> However, the situation with the battery appeared to stabilize, and the battery
>> is no longer showing signs of impending doom. My question is: with the new
>> battery, would it degrade if I let it sit in the box for a while before
>> starting to use it? Or should I wait until the current battery get a little
>> worse before starting to use the new one?
>>
>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
>The new battery will degrade even if not being used, but not as much as
>it would if it was being used.
>
>Is the "erratic" battery the original one for the machine? If not, how
>old is it? Whether it is or not, how long ago did you last recalibrate
>by running it into the ground? How often do you actually run on battery
>power instead of just using the battery to fill in that space?
Thanks for your thoughts.
The battery is not the original one; it is one that was sent to me as
replacement in the battery recall involving Sony. The last time I recalibrated
it is about a month ago, and I run the computer on battery power frequently,
as I commute a long distance and try to do my work in odd places when I have
time. >> Stay informed about: What to Do With Battery That Just Arrived |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:54 pm
Post subject: Re: What to Do With Battery That Just Arrived [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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nlu.DeleteThis@xenon.Stanford.EDU (Nelson Lu) wrote:
> Thanks for your thoughts.
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> The battery is not the original one; it is one that was sent to me as
> replacement in the battery recall involving Sony.
So about a year old or a bit more, then? You should expect to see some
loss of capacity by now, I'd say, given the usage pattern you went on to
describe.
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:26 pm
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nlu.TakeThisOut@xenon.Stanford.EDU (Nelson Lu) wrote:
> My question is: with the new
> battery, would it degrade if I let it sit in the box for a while before
> starting to use it? Or should I wait until the current battery get a little
> worse before starting to use the new one?
Nelson-
If it were mine, I would at least install the battery temporarily and
make sure it had a full charge. Then I would set it aside.
Some may argue that putting it in a water proof bag (zip-lock?) and
refrigerating it, would slow down its deterioration. When you decide to
use it, you would let it warm to room temperature before opening the bag.
I would not recommend freezing it.
Fred >> Stay informed about: What to Do With Battery That Just Arrived |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:57 am
Post subject: Re: What to Do With Battery That Just Arrived [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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In article ,
Fred McKenzie wrote:
>In article ,
> nlu.TakeThisOut@xenon.Stanford.EDU (Nelson Lu) wrote:
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>> My question is: with the new
>> battery, would it degrade if I let it sit in the box for a while before
>> starting to use it? Or should I wait until the current battery get a little
>> worse before starting to use the new one?
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>Nelson-
>
>If it were mine, I would at least install the battery temporarily and
>make sure it had a full charge. Then I would set it aside.
>
>Some may argue that putting it in a water proof bag (zip-lock?) and
>refrigerating it, would slow down its deterioration. When you decide to
>use it, you would let it warm to room temperature before opening the bag.
>
>I would not recommend freezing it.
OK, thanks. I am still weighing my options. What I may do is start using the
new battery and having the current one around as an emergency backup. >> Stay informed about: What to Do With Battery That Just Arrived |
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