PB Works ONLY When Plugged In? Battery Seems Dead? READ THIS!!!!!

I just saved several hundred $$$$, thanks to another Apple customer who had posted this tip somewhere Discussions.
My Powerbook suddenly crashed a couple of days ago, due do a faulty Apple Firewire cable. It would not immediately start, and my first thought was that the logic board was fried. Remembering that I should try to set the PRAM and then possibly the PMU, but forgetting what keys to press, I frantically searched for my users manual. 15 minutes later, I found it, I followed the instructions, and my PB successfully booted. My troubles were far from over. I soon realized that the battery now appeared to be completely drained. The PB would only work with the power cable plugged in, despite the battery showing 98% charged. When the cable was removed or wiggled, the computer would promptly shut down. I reset the PRAM and PMU several times, reset permissions, cleaned caches, checked preference files and other regular maintenance procedures.... No improvement. I then ran the hardware test that's on my original PB software disk. Everything, including the logic board, tested fine. I then used TechTool Deluxe, and everything tested OK as well. I reset the PRAM, PMU again, but the Powerbook still would not operate on battery power only.
Yesterday, somewhere on this discussion board, I read this tip:
With the battery still in, start up the computer, log in if necessary, and get to your desktop. Close the lid so the PB goes to sleep and walk away. Don't touch it for at least 3 hours. Open the lid so it wakes from sleep, then unplug the power cord.
IT WORKED! I was completely shocked.
I've been using my Powerbook on battery power for more than an hour. The menu bar shows the current battery charge as 40%. I thought it may be a good idea to recalibrate the battery, so I'm letting the battery drain completely.
I'd like to thank the kind person who posted this suggestion. You saved me a few hundred bucks, and I appreciate it.
PowerBook G4 17 Mac OS X (10.4.7) 1 G RAM, a HUGE sigh of relief

Power Issues Galore!! I purchased (against my better judgement) an overpriced Powerbook G4 in March 2005 (when Apple claimed that the G4 processor was "faster than Intel", which is the exactly the opposite of what they claim now that they use Intel) and alas, recently purchased an iMac for same college student who is quite the Apple fan, and basically required to have Apple products due to college policies and curriculum. The Powerbook power supply has been a constant problem, which we temporarily resolved by purchasing 3rd party products. Now the plug on the unit itself is loose! Could have bought 4 PC laptops for purchase price of the Powerbook! Time will tell about the iMac.
My opinion, based on personal experiences, is that Apple fans are delusional about the quality of Apple products. Given this, since I have spent a lot of money purchasing Apples, I guess I am a little confused myself!!

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