New replacement battery worse than old one

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New replacement battery worse than old one

My Ibook 12" and battery were on the recall list. I didn't notice to much in the way of heat or bad battery life before the recall, but I thought this was a good chance to get a new battery. Well the new one came and it is way worse than the old one. Fan is running almost constantly, poor battery life, the hard drive side is getting very hot, Charger is running hot. I don't think I want to keep the new battery, any advise.

Thanks in advance

ibook g4, Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Posted on Oct 18, 2006 7:45 AM

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Oct 18, 2006 10:19 AM in response to josh bosse

Hi josh and welcome to Apple Discussions.

Firstly, check to see if your new battery is also on the recall list. It has happened…

Secondly, your new battery is subject to Apple's standard 90 day warrantee. If it is defective, irrespective of its recall status, then it should be replaced. Contact your local Applecare and explain, calmly and politely, the problems that you are having and your concerns for your own safety and that of your iBook. An iBook's fan shouldn't run constantly and the charger shouldn't be uncomfortably hot.

You'll do no harm, and might do some good, by doing a PMU reset:

1. If the computer is on, turn it off.

2. Reset the power manager by simultaneously pressing and then releasing Shift-Control-Option-Power on the keyboard. Do not press the fn (Function) key while using this combination of keystrokes.

3. Wait at least 5 seconds.

4. Press the Power button to restart the iBook

Good luck,

Adrian

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