Battery not charging with a twist

so my battery stopped charging. The power adaptor works, because it runs when plugged in. If I unplug the mag-safe, the screen goes black. Zero juice from the battery.
So I get a new battery, and it's charged, and still the same deal. No juice flows from the battery.
I set the Power management and the pram....(that stuff NEVER does anything I dont even know why everyone always says to do that for everything) got a new battery and tried another charger.
about this mac see the battery and knows it's installed, and knows how much juice is in the battery.....
so is that it then.....it's just gonna be that way?
10.6.5

It sounds like you may have a problem with your logic board. It's not exactly a DIY job. You should probably take it to an apple store and have them diagnose/fix it.
If you are interested in trying it yourself you can go to ifixit.com. They have guides on how to fix macbooks. Though replacing a logic board is not for the faint-of-heart, the parts are not cheap, and I am not certain that you have a problem with your logic board.
Hence I think your best choice are:
1) go to an Apple store.
2) always keep your computer plugged in.

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