Charger going from amber to green every few seconds

Hello,
I've had my macbook since october of 2006 and I replaced my charger in november of 2009 because my old one had melted. The other day my charger started simultaneously switching from amber to green every 5 seconds. I was just wondering if this is a sign that my battery is starting to die for good? I would assume its the battery because the charger is fairly new and I know that the batteries usually only last for a certain number of charges. I just want to make sure its the battery before I go out and buy a replacement. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Its says the cycle count is 282, for condition it says check battery, for charge remaining it says 1584, it says no for fully charged, it says yes for charging, and the full charge capacity is 1584. This leads me to believe that my battery is not going to last much longer. Am I correct? and by the way thank you for your help thus far.

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System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 0
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 20
Dynamic Power Step: No
Reduce Processor Speed: No
Automatic Restart On Power Loss: No
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake On LAN: Yes
Wake On Modem Ring: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 15
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 5
Dynamic Power Step: Yes
Reduce Processor Speed: No
Automatic Restart On Power Loss: No
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake On Modem Ring: No
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Reduce Brightness: Yes
Battery Information:
Battery Installed: Yes
First low level warning: No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 2959
Remaining Capacity (mAh): 1740
Amperage (mA): 0
Voltage (mV): 14916
Cycle Count: 360
AC Charger Information:
AC Charger (Watts): 0
Connected: No
Charging: No
Hardware Configuration:
Clamshell Closed: No
UPS Installed: No

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http://www.ifixit.com/Device/iBookG4_14%22_933_MHz-1.33GHz
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Your problem description ...
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