Battery going from 70% to 0% in seconds.

I've been having a problem lately with my PowerBook going from a decent battery capacity to zero. Usually I am watching something on YouTube or another video. I've had my battery settings at "Better Energy Savings". I got a new battery during the recall...could it be my battery is on the fritz? My computer is working just fine save for the battery issue.

There have been issues with the recall batteries not lasting a long time. One sign of a lithium battery on it's last legs is when it drops to zero without warning. Typically this happens below 50%, however, as opposed to yours dropping from 70%. You might try contacting either Apple support or your local Apple store to see if they would replace the battery.
You've probably already read how to maintain the battery at http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html

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It sounds as if a process is locked. Since the reset did not work, then try a restore. First restore from a backup, and if that does not work, then restore as new. If a restore as new does not work, then make an appointment at the Genius Bar or Authorized Apple Service provider, depending on your location, and have the hardware checked.

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So I charged my phone up completely last night before I went to bed. It was showing 100% battery life. Normally what I do at night is I'll put it in Airplane mode to disable all the radios in it, not only to preserve battery life, but also so it won't wake me up in the middle of the night when I get email. I woke up this morning, turned it on, and found it was showing around 43% battery, and it wasn't doing anything all night!
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Copied from this link.
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Going through 10 seperate devices in 2yrs is ridiculous. I could see 3 or 4 being bad luck... 10 is the user being too rough on the device.
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