>>>>> "Michel" == Michel Lanners <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On 14 Oct, this message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] echoed
> through cyberspace:
>> Damn. I'll go searching though, since in Japan, they seem to
>> keep old parts around.
> Hmmm..
>> Any possibility of reconditioning the battery?
> Once upon a time, when I was sill using a Powerbook 520 under
> MacOS, there was an app called something along the lines of
> '...battery recondition...'. Don't know if that one or another
> such app supports the Pismo batteries... Have a look at an
> Info-Mac mirror near you.
No such luck... They are for the really old batteries...
> What you might also do is cycle the battery a few times,
> i.e. letting it drain and then immediatly recharging it, and
> this some 5 times in a row.
I tried that. Doesn't seem to do too much.
A funny thing that does happen is that on my battery meter under
gkrellm, I see the numbers go down, and they match the LEDs on the
battery. But the moment it hits around 50%, BLAM, goes to sleep...
Any ideas about that?
> If you're good at manual work and electronics, you can also, as
Lets not go there with me. ^_^
Thanks for the help.
Marshal
