Apple has a battery reonditioning software that you
should run.
I'm not sure if it works on your Pismo G3 powerbook
though. It might just be for the wallstreet models, I
can't remember.
Phil
--- anrp_at_irulethe.net wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I have a FireWire G3 PowerBook that has quite an
> interesting problem
> with the battery. The battery runs normally for
> about 2/3 of the way,
> but then when it reaches ~33%, *bang* it's at 0%. (I
> also get only
> about 25 minutes of run time from this battery -_-)
> Does anybody know
> why this is happening? (I have AppleCare for the
> thing, but the loss
> of my laptop for ~1-2 weeks ... *sob* .. i wonder if
> it's something
> I can fix) The battery is a Li-Ion Apple Standard
> Battery (bet you
> thought is was a NiMH battery ^_^). It might have
> something to do
> with the fact that my brother dropped the 'book a
> while back.
>
> Is there a fix for this ? (Or should I just slap my
> brother and send
> it in to Apple...)
>
> Oh, BTW, Linux *rocks* on this thing. I find myself
> preferring it
> over MacOS in most cases (better DivX performance,
> DVD playing works
> (in a Mac laptop =O), POSIX compliance, etc... (it's
> also a custom
> build system, so it starts up in 20 seconds ... I
> wait for the
> operating system that starts that fast to be this
> usable))
>
> Ideas?
>
> Andrew Patrikalakis
>
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