Your mb/mbp battery health/problem
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 Dec 24 2008, 03:27 PM
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I changed my MacBook's (white, plastic) battery after using it for the first year. I've been using the new battery for about 2 years already and iStatPro and System Profiler shyows that my battery's health is "100%". Btw, I'm using the first launched MacBook (white, plastic) which is MacBook 1.1, if not mistaken.
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Dec 24 2008, 05:52 PM
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QUOTE(civic98 @ Dec 24 2008, 04:09 PM) Same as me, changed for a new one about a year, and till now it's showing perfect health. Actually above 100% at times. BUT it does hovers around 90%-100% some times. Readings are not totally accurate all the time. Better to test AFTER doing a calibration, that shoud be more accurate. How'd you get above 100%? Go to System Profiler under Power, there are details of your battery there including charge cycle. Wei is right, battery health should be tied with charge cycle and not how many moons anyone had used it.   Btw, my "Cycle count" is "104".  I always calibrate my battery every 6 months by following the method shown in Apple's website. |
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Dec 25 2008, 12:03 AM
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QUOTE(civic98 @ Dec 24 2008, 07:46 PM) Here's how, current capacity 5240 mAh compared to original 5200mAh. Charge cycle 90. I see, but it's still not over 100%. Btw, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! |
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Dec 25 2008, 03:41 AM
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QUOTE(civic98 @ Dec 25 2008, 12:36 AM) 5240/5200 = 100.769% 100.769% = 101%?  Merry Christmas Everyone...  |
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Dec 26 2008, 02:00 PM
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6,738 posts Joined: Dec 2006 From: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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QUOTE(kenji82 @ Dec 26 2008, 10:33 AM) Do you take out your battery when you are on AC Power? QUOTE(nimrod323 @ Dec 26 2008, 10:55 AM) i dont think theres a need to take out the battery,the macbook bypasses the battery when it uses AC. Shouldn't remove the battery pack from MacBook/MacBook Pro when your using it because the charger doesn't charge the battery pack once it's full (green, 100%). Also, removing the battery pack and using it directly from the charger will cause your MacBook/MacBook Pro to run in lower performance mode due to the lack of power. You see, the MacBook/MacBook Pro draws power that can't be supplied through the charger itself so it requires help from the battery pack. Hope I've helped. |
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Dec 26 2008, 02:49 PM
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6,738 posts Joined: Dec 2006 From: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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QUOTE(rx330 @ Dec 26 2008, 02:03 PM) im using wifi only, bluetooth is switch off I use @ lowest brightness, Wi-Fi on, Bluetooth off @ MacBook (plastic, white) can get 4 hours easily but on continuous surfing with no flash webpages/resource intensive webpages. |
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Dec 26 2008, 03:05 PM
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QUOTE(rx330 @ Dec 26 2008, 02:56 PM) er... my brighness is at 2-3 petak only My brightness is only filled up by 1 box.  |
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Dec 26 2008, 03:58 PM
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QUOTE(rx330 @ Dec 26 2008, 03:06 PM) now i also fill up one box nia, test and see how Some "netbooks" got more than 6 hours. only advantage of my vaio is the 5 hour usage  |
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Dec 28 2008, 11:58 AM
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Edit: Post deleted.
This post has been edited by TechnoDude94: Dec 28 2008, 11:59 AM |
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Dec 28 2008, 12:04 PM
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This is the screenshot of my Apple MacBook 1.1 (Intel Core Duo, White, Plastic). Please click on the spoiler because I forgot to set ImageShack to resize my image. My battery has:
Cycle count: 104 Condition: Good Full charge capacity (mAh): 5235. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « |
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Dec 30 2008, 03:06 AM
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QUOTE(rip_code @ Dec 29 2008, 12:46 PM) if i do the calibration, will the full capacity will increase? It increased for mine. Good luck on yours. |
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