Re: [NTLK] [OT] PowerBook battery recondition

From: Jon Glass (jonglass_at_mac.com)
Date: Tue Apr 30 2002 - 11:09:12 EDT


on 4/30/02 2:30 AM, Peter Cameron at pdwc_at_sympatico.ca wrote:

>> I have 2 Duo batteries that I need to recondition, but the machine shuts
>> down as soon as you put one in, so it won't recondition.
> Even with the machine plugged it? If that's the case, I'd suspect the
> batteries are really fried. You might also check with an Apple dealer and
> see if they'll drop them in a standalone charger/conditioner for you.

Somehow I missed the beginning of this thread. You can almost rest assured
that if you have Duo batteries, then they are dead. :-) You can put new
cells in them. I've opened mine and checked.

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