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Apple battery recall of its own (Lithium) - samintx - 08-24-2006
Would this (educated guess) be ALL the macs that have lithium batteries and what do they replace it with? I thought lithium took up into the 21st century.
Re: Apple battery recall of its own (Lithium) - blusubaru - 08-24-2006
http://www.foxnews.com
1.8million of 'em...yipee!
Re: Apple battery recall of its own (Lithium) - Ken Sp. - 08-24-2006
http://www.laptoplogic.com/news/detail.php?id=1324&PHPSESSID=1ff9bb061ef2659f26fba8ad51f41360
Looks like new serial numbers added
https://support.apple.com/ibook_powerbook/batteryexchange/index.html
Re: Apple battery recall of its own (Lithium) - JoeH - 08-24-2006
The followup story from laptoplogic, includes which batteries are included in the recall:
http://www.laptoplogic.com/news/detail.php?id=1324&PHPSESSID=710fdb7a8d6c1dd9bbc2a9ae25dcb924
Just includes 12" iBook G4, 12" PowerBook G4 and 15" PowerBook G4 models.
Re: Apple battery recall of its own (Lithium) - AlphaDog - 08-24-2006
Dang. I was hoping for a new battery, just on general principles. No luck, because the 17" isn't on the list.
Re: Apple battery recall of its own (Lithium) - Silencio - 08-24-2006
Grrr! My 12" Powerbook battery falls in the recall range, but its serial number doesn't validate through Apple's online form. Looks like hours on the phone for me...
And now Apple's battery recall web site appears to be Slashdotted back to the Stone Age...
https://support.apple.com/ibook_powerbook/batteryexchange/
Re: Apple battery recall of its own (Lithium) - Ken Sp. - 08-24-2006
12-inch iBook G4 A1061
ZZ338 - ZZ427
3K429 - 3K611
6C519 - 6C552
12-inch PowerBook G4 A1079
ZZ411 - ZZ427
3K428 - 3K611
15-inch PowerBook G4 A1078 and A1148
3K425 - 3K601
6N530 - 6N551
6N601
Re: Apple battery recall of its own (Lithium) - Ken Sp. - 08-24-2006
Just talked to Apple---the page that processes the recalls is getting slammed. The serial number for your battery may qualify--but it states it doesn't--this will be fixed this evening, and it does no good to call--they will ask you to process it online later. They ask that you run the computer with power adapter only-no battery until then.
Re: Apple battery recall of its own (Lithium) - Silencio - 08-24-2006
Yeah Ken, I got the same thing: support is also hamstrung by the website getting Slashdotted and not having all the serial numbers active. Try the website later tonight or call AppleCare again tomorrow.
Guess I'll look on the bright side and be glad to get a fresh battery out of it.
Re: Apple battery recall of its own (Lithium) - DharmaDog - 08-24-2006
I'm getting a new battery. Didn't notice anything wrong with mine, but I'll definitely take a new one. It's 2 years old at this point.