After hearing months of difficulties of Apple batteries I decided to check to see if I was crammed with the rest of the victims. Unfortunately, the answer was 'yes'.
Powerbook's are now on the endangered list. In particular, my G4-12, and I'm not that concerned 'cause the battery has always been hot since the day I carried it home. I installed iStat to monitor the heat last spring and made a little shelf on my extra long window-sill to keep cool air flowing while blocking sun rays with special blinds and curtains.
Well Mr. DHL has arrived six weeks after placing my request with Apple. He wished to wait for me, but I advised him of the reason he was delivering my battery. So he kindly passed, which was great because my battery was fully charged.
So the new battery came partially charged and I completed its first cycle then used it to drain. Wow!! A substantial difference in temperature while using this battery. Even during the charging process the original would get hot.
I'm so happy that the replacement is now tempered and won't blow off the handle. Now if they can do something about the hard drives.....
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