Battery down to one light, blinks rapidly

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Battery down to one light, blinks rapidly

I'm selling my old Macbook Pro, and noticed that the battery is down to a single green light, when I push the check charge light it blinks rapidly for a while then stops.

I've left it plugged in for days, no charge.

Is it dead? it's a model A1175 battery.

unibody MacBook, MacBook Air, iPhone, iTouch, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Aug 7, 2009 4:01 PM

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Answer 1

JasonFear

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Aug 7, 2009 4:35 PM in response to jwilker

Hi jwilker,

It's quite possible, how old is the battery? Let's get some information on your battery:

Apple Logo > About This Mac > More Info > Power

Copy & Paste the following so it matches what I have:

+Charge Information:+
+Charge remaining (mAh): 5457+
+Fully charged: Yes+
+Charging: No+
+Full charge capacity (mAh): 5457+
+Health Information:+
+Cycle count: 8+
+Condition: Good+
+Battery Installed: Yes+
+Amperage (mA): 0+
+Voltage (mV): 12540+

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Answer 2

jwilker Author

Level 1

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Aug 8, 2009 10:11 AM in response to JasonFear

Here you go.

Model Information:
Serial Number: Sony-ASMB012-3536-c41e
Manufacturer: Sony
Device name: ASMB012
Pack Lot Code: 0003
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 102a
Hardware Revision: 0400
Cell Revision: 0303
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 0
Fully charged: No
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 1541
Health Information:
Cycle count: 174
Condition: Check battery
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): -1
Voltage (mV): 11543

Guessing "Check Battery" ain't good. But no clue what to do with that info, LOL

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Answer 3

Aug 10, 2009 4:57 AM in response to jwilker

Condition: Check battery

Means the battery is shot.

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Answer 4

sig

Level 8

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Aug 9, 2009 5:06 AM in response to jwilker

You need a new battery.

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