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« on: October 30, 2006, 06:09:16 PM »
For the past few hours,
my MacBook has been plugged in.

The battery icon is stuck on 41%
the lights on the battery also shows it's in that area.
and the MagSafe light stays green

However the lights on the battery are not flashing
which indicates it's not charging

And that's also kind of weird
that the battery is stuck on 42% capacity
when coconutBattery shows that my battery has 42% of its original capacity left in it (2200/5200mAh)

Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated

ADDITION:
The application i use to measure battery life (coconutBattery) also says that the battery is not charging.
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« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2006, 06:54:36 PM »
okay now...
it's a problem with the battery

anyone else having problems with macbook batteries
especially those with comptuers built in week 30?
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« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2006, 08:16:50 PM »
Parker, have you tried resetting the PMU? Apparently that can solve this problem:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303319
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« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2006, 08:49:40 PM »
did check that
as directed by AppleCare
thanks
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« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2006, 07:36:03 AM »
how old?

will Apple pay for a new battery?

any luck?
Ya gotta applaud those bunnies for sacrificing their hearing just so some guy in Cupertino can have better TV reception.

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« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2006, 07:33:12 PM »
i have a new battery in here now
recieved it in the mail today from Apple

it was less than 3 months old
from a Week 30 MacBook

and my Week 22 MacBook had a better life!!
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« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2006, 07:44:37 AM »
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good deal!

CHARRRRRGE!!!!
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« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2006, 10:13:34 AM »
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« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2006, 01:28:38 AM »
Lol, I had the same problem with my OLD MBP a few times. Reseting the PMU should do it. You did it with no power to the computer right? No bat or magsafe?

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« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2006, 12:39:02 PM »
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OLD MBP

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