Battery replacement/Direct Charging?
Ok, so I've run out of options to recharge my PB externally
The patient is on the table and his heart is in my hand....
**bleep**... MY Playbook doesn't look the same inside as the ones posted by Knottyrope and others
Anyone with any information about where the best points are to attach an external charging source to
the battery directly?
I've looked at the teardown info at iFixit but those are early models that are much better made (like Knottyrope's)
I need a schematic of some sort to ID the key landmarks in a later model (2012) Playbook 16gig
please help, the patient (and the doctor) are fading fast
I think this normal operation. I just got mine the 26th and it acts the same way. I have had a iBook 12" G4 for 2 years and it also acts this way. The battery is intelligent and does not recharging until it gets below about 94%. If you get to the 94% (approx) it will charge to 100% and stay there until you let it discharge. My build date is only about a week ago... amazing! Mine is setting at 99% now.
Wait and see. Don't do anything for a while.
Es bueno!
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.9)
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