Clamshell iBook charge problem

I have a 300 MHz clamshell, the original blueberry version. When I
bought it 4 months ago it came with a brand new battery and it will
run pretty close to six hours off a single charge. Also when I bought
it the ring around the DC jack on the DC in board would not burn
orange while charging but it would burn green when fully charged. I
recently had to replace the DC in board because it would no longer
charge the battery or even power the computer. While I had it apart I decided to also replace the 3GB hard drive with a 40GB unit. I then did a fresh install of OS X Panther. The replacement part
now burns orange when first plugged in but it turns to green just five
or so minutes after plugging it in. I have managed to get the battery
fully charged after 2 days of removing the battery every time
I notice the ring burning green reinserting it, it will then charge a
few more minutes and the light will turn green again. I have reset the
PRAM 4 times and I have also reset the PMU once but it still charges
for 5 minutes then the ring burns green and it stops charging. Do I
need to replace the charge board also? Am I overlooking something
obvious? Any help will be appreciated.

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions,
Try following the instructions here to re-calibrate your battery.
Let us know how you get on.
regards
mrtotes
Hola y recepción a las discusiones de Apple,
Intentar después de las instrucciones aquí de volver a calibrar tu batería.
Sepamos consigues encendido.
respeto
mrtotes

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