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    Macbook battery indicator problem.

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by SRV, Jan 10, 2009.

  1. SRV

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    Hi, i've just purchased a 2.0GHZ aluminum macbook recently and am having a small problem with it. The macbooks battery percentage indicator seems to be dropping a percentage point every couple of days even though i'm on mains power? The power adaptor LED is green idicating the computer is fully charged. I've calibrated the battery as apple recommended but its still doing it.
    The apple tech guy said that it is possibly a 'power board' problem rather than a battery fault and it will need changing. Has anybody else experienced this problem?

    Other than this small problem the macbook is fantastic, should have coverted over from a pc years ago :)
     
    SRV, Jan 10, 2009
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  2. wobble987

    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    hold on your horses there SRV.

    this is NORMAL. all laptop do this. this is to protect the battery from premature failure, from overcharging and accelerated cycle. once the battery is fully charge to 100%, it will stop charging until it hit around 90% then it will start charging again.

    im surprised at the "apple tech" for diagnosing the problem wrongly for this well-known hardware behaviour.
     
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    ^^^ agree :)
     
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  4. SRV

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    Thanks for the help guys. This is my first notebook, i've had a desktop for a number of years so have not had to deal with battery issues.

    My friends Dell notebook always stays at 100% while on mains power so i guess Mac's are a little different. Thanks again for the help. :)

    SRV.
     
    SRV, Jan 11, 2009
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