Macbook shuts down if not unplugged from power but battery charges!

as written in the subject.. i can't get why it's going on. i have a macbook intel c2d and i put a new battery in it. coconut recognize it and from the general infos about this mac i see that the battery is charging and it's in good condition. if i unplug it from the power adapter it lasts bout 1 - 2 seconds and then it dies. i tried to reset the pram and so on. i can't calibrate the battery because i can't use it, i am using the macbook plugged to the power source and the battery seems to be charging fine.
should i think to replace the battery connector to the logic board? obviously my macbook is not under warranty anymore so i would do myself it.
thanks a lot

Have you had all the firmware installed such as:
http://www.apple.com/support/macbook_macbookpro/batteryupdate/
Also, did you buy the computer between Feb 06 and April 07? Also, check to see how many battery cycles you have on the battery in System Profiler and how long have you had the computer?
It couldn't hurt to try a SMC reset by turning off the machine, unplugging the magsafe, taking out the battery, and holding down the power button for 5 seconds.
Next, reset the PRAM by putting everything back in, pressing the power button to turn it on, and holding down command-option-p-r until it chimes twice.

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