New Battery. Amber light. Doesn't Charge.

My battery and A/C adapter pretty much died at the same time, about 15 days ago. The computer was pretty much dead. I bought a generic charger on eBay, and when I plugged it in, nothing happened, as if it wasn't the right model. I returned it. Then bought another one, same result. Then bought an original OEM one, and made sure it matched with the exact model/part # as it stated on apple.com.
When I plugged it in, I finally saw some sign of life, as the amber light was on. However, my computer still did not boot up, nor made a sound, nothing, just dead. I finally decided to buy a new replacement battery. I got the battery today, installed it, and it came with about 45% charge. The computer finally booted up, but the charger, even though the amber light is on, it is not charging my computer.
Also, when the computer booted up, the date went back to Dec. 31, 1969. I've googled this for a while, and all I get to is resetting the PMU, which obviously hasn't worked. Any suggestions as to how I can make the charger work? It is part A1148, which is the exact one listed for my powerbook g4 15" 1.67 model.
Thanks.

Hi plax,
Your date going back to 1969 is a clue that your PRAM internal battery is dead.
Before doing anything drastic, why don't you leave the PowerBook plugged in for 48 hours to see if the internal battery will take a charge. As far as the other problems, it is certainly possible that this little battery is also the culprit.
After 48 hours of charge disconnect from the charger, remove the battery, and then in a few seconds replace the battery see if it will startup. If so is the date correct. If not, the PRAM Battery is dead and needs to be replaced.
PB

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