Chris Tillman (tillman@voicetrak.com) schrieb: > On Tue, Dec 31, 2002 at 10:40:22AM +1100, Tim Bateman wrote: > > > > What is the collected wisdom regarding prolonging the life of iBook > > batteries ? I've read elsewhere that it is best to keep the battery topped > > up and to not let it fall below 30 percent charge. If the battery is > > rated for x number of recharge cycles, does this mean full cycles from > > flat to full, or does a "half" recharge cycle still count ? > > > > So should I keep the battery topped up or deep cycle recharge ? > > Someone said perhaps Apple was willing to supply a new, improved > battery; I don't know the details. > I had one of those. It always stopped supplying power with about 37%. After a call apple send me a new one in one day and had me send in the old one (for free). They were very friendly at the apple support hotline, though I was very careful not to mention that I use linux on this machine. mfG Johannes
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