Macbook Pro battery is not charging.

Question

Hi,
I recently purchased a replacement battery for my aging (2006) Macbook Pro.
The battery did just fine, but only for 5 cycles. Now, it permanently shows a status of "not charging".
I had started to think that maybe my power block had developed a fault, but eliminated that by going to a local re-seller who kindly let me plug it in using one of their blocks. I got the same status.
Can anybody tell me anything from evaluating my status data, or better still, suggest a fix before I go about returning the battery? I am particularly foxed by the fact that this appears to show the battery condition as 'Normal'.
Here is the data when I look into the 'Power' section of 'About this Mac':
Battery Information:
  Model Information:
  Serial Number:
  Manufacturer:          Sony
  Device name:          ASMB012
  Pack Lot Code:          9a41
  PCB Lot Code:          2f30
  Firmware Version:          ff14
  Hardware Revision:          0011
  Cell Revision:          00c8
  Charge Information:
  Charge remaining (mAh):          2530
  Fully charged:          No
  Charging:          No
  Full charge capacity (mAh):          5142
  Health Information:
  Cycle count:          5
  Condition:          Normal
  Battery Installed:          Yes
  Amperage (mA):          0
  Voltage (mV):          11039
System Power Settings:
  AC Power:
  System Sleep Timer (Minutes):          60
  Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes):          10
  Display Sleep Timer (Minutes):          25
  Automatic Restart On Power Loss:          No
  Wake On AC Change:          No
  Wake On Clamshell Open:          Yes
  Wake On LAN:          No
  Current Power Source:          Yes
  Display Sleep Uses Dim:          Yes
  Battery Power:
  System Sleep Timer (Minutes):          60
  Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes):          10
  Display Sleep Timer (Minutes):          15
  Wake On AC Change:          No
  Wake On Clamshell Open:          Yes
  Display Sleep Uses Dim:          Yes
  Reduce Brightness:          Yes
Hardware Configuration:
  UPS Installed:          No
AC Charger Information:
  Connected:          Yes
  ID:          0x0100
  Wattage (W):          85
  Revision:          0x0000
  Family:          0x00ba
  Serial Number:          0x0022d195
  Charging:          No
Thanks!

Answer 1

Bad power adaptor.