Magsafe-Dead Battery Question

I'm troubleshooting to see if my magsafe is working.
I went thru all items in Article: TS1713
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1713?viewlocale=en_US
My question is.....
If a battery is passed on, is no more, has ceased to be, is expired and gone to meet it's maker. Is a stiff, bereft of life, has kicked the bucket, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!!
IF IT IS AN EX-BATTERY.......... will a properly working magsafe adapter supply the necessary power to operate the macbook?
Should the green or amber light be on?
Thanks
Marco

Two things happen without the battery. First, the CPU clock speed is reduced by half meaning your computer runs at half power. Second, if you lose AC power then there is no power backup. This will result in immediate and abnormal shutdown of the computer that can lead to corrupted directories and/or data loss.
The AC adaptor cannot supply sufficient power on its own which is the reason the clock speed is reduced when a battery is not present. During high power needs the battery can supply the additional power that the adaptor cannot provide on its own.

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