Playbook - powers off unless plugged in ... 8-|

Here's a fun challenge for you.
My playbook (latest OS, 2.1.1314) will only work when it's plugged in. Actually, it will survive for about 10 seconds on battery power but then fail. It's sitting in a rapid charger, with the green light glowing steady, and when it's booted, the battery is showing 100%. Take it out of the charger, and within a few seconds, the screen and LED go dark; and the device will only boot again when connected to the power (USB or rapid charger).
I've re-installed the OS via Blackberry desktop; and with that - taken all apps and media off. But the same behaviour remains.
I've not found any help on other forums for this particular fault. I have not yet cracked the case open to take a look - but that's my next resort, unless anyone has any better ideas?
Grateful for some help.
TVM
-Limbrey

Limbrey, I came across your post today... I am experiencing an identical issue with my Playbook purchased in Sept 2011, with discussion started here:
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-PlayBook/Only-Operating-When-Plugged-In-Battery-Is...
My issue is the same... I can boot normally when the tablet is in the dock, and my battery icon shows 99-100% charge. The moment the tablet comes out of the dock, it goes dark and has to be booted in the dock again.
Restoring the tablet via BB Desktop Manager did not work, nor did the stack-charging method suggested for those whose battery has gone to 0%. If the OS is showing a full charge, then either the OS contains an error that is not properly reading the battery level or, more likely, there is a problem in the battery's connection.
Since I am out of warranty, I opened the back of the Playbook as suggested in Knottyrope's post, but could find nothing wrong with the connectors. I have not yet gone so far as to remove the battery post connections and clean them, which will have to be my next step.
If cleaning the battery connectors works, I will keep you posted. If you find a solution, please do the same, as I'm almost to the stage where I'm going to have to buy another Playbook.

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