Q: My battery charges but dies quickly
Hello
I recently got this powerbookG4 from a friend as a gift
It was used be my friend so he didn't need it .
The Mac was dead so I needed to charge it to power up
I notice it takes a long time to charge, it took like a couple of hours to go up 1 %
I left it charging for a while
When I came back the lights showed it was fully charged (after a couple of hours of charging)
I turned it on and it should 100% battery when I disconnected from the power cable it went from 100 to 99
After a couple of mins of usage it immediately went from 99 to 0%! (Note I disconnect it from the charger)
Is there any way it can be fixed?
This is my first powerbook ever so I don't know much of how to use it.
Do I need to buy a new battery?
Note- the charger cable is kinda beat up not bad but it's used
If anybody can tell me what to do
Thank you .
PowerBook
Posted on Dec 30, 2012 8:30 PM
Perfect. Here are some resources:
OWC is in Illinois and focuses on Mac accessories:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple_laptop/batteries/PowerBook_G4_15_AL
The cheaper one has only a 90-day warranty. You might call or e-mail them to ask why the difference. OWC is very good with pre-sales tech support. I mention this because I've not seen them offer two tiers of battery warranty before.
I've bought two G3 PowerBook batteries for a friend from this outfit and they have given excellent service:
http://www.global-batteries.com/product_info.php/cPath/1_12/products_id/2664
Posted on Jan 1, 2013 8:20 AM