Ibook won't function with a a battery in place

Ibook G4 1.2 on 10.4.11 runs very well until there's a battery put into it!
If moved or used, it will then shutdown (well, the machine runs but the display will only
display black). If I do a PMU reset and take the battery out and restore mains power
then all is well again. Tried two different batteries with same problem.
Any ideas?

Hi, Aaron. Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Try checking to make sure that the keyboard is properly seated:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=111917
Remove it and carefully put it back in to be sure.
Sometimes the keyboard is just loose enough to ride up when the power plug is put in, and it pushes the keyboard up just enough to keep it from sleeping when the lid is closed.

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