Power cuts out / charging seems strange.

Hi.
(Originally in the battery forum, but I am posting here on the basis that more people read it here)
The background:
1.25 factory spec Pb. It went away for a screen and keyboard replacement. When it came back the documentation said that they had replaced the heatsink as well. I didn't realize anything was wrong with the previous one, but I assume that they are not going to replace a part unless there was a problem, so fair enough. Pb came back and I installed Tiger. It was a clean install and went well. No problems. Very pleased with the results. No problems with the computer at all. However, I have noticed something that is giving cause to concern.
The issue: I use the computer whilst charging, i.e. the ring goes green and I then continue to use it whilst the power is still on. However after a couple of hours, the light on the cable (green/amber ring) goes out despite everything being connected i.e the computer starts to run on the battery. I unplug the cable from the computer. Plug it back in, still no light. I turn the power off at the wall, and then turn it on (without unplugging the cable from the computer), and it works/ starts to charge as normal.
My battery is fine (holds a charge well/ less than 100 cycles). The computer is no hotter than normal/ is not doing anthing that it has not done for two years now. The AC adapter is in good condition/ does not get any hotter than it has every done. There is no buzzing.
Any ideas? Is it the inverter / AC adapter? Is it something more serious? The fact that once I kill the power to the AC adapter then turn it on and it works suggests it is the block on the power cord (the white brick with the apple on it).
Should also add, that Apple Hardware test (extended) came back fine. Also reset PRAM and PMU. As of yet there has been no repeat of the problem.
However, today there was a development, hence the new posting. Computer was displaying about 8% charge left. I switched everything off and plugged in my charger. The ring went green about 45 minutes later. I thought this was a bit strange, so I started the machine up. On startup the meter was displaying 54%. When I clicked on the battery icon in the status bar it was saying calculating until full (It clearly isn't full at 54%). I unplugged the cable plugged it back in and it when amber and is currently charging.
Something is wrong here. Could the inverter have anything to do with it or is it my power brick. Either way, I am getting quite concerned now. Any help would be appreciated.

The PMU reset was the right thing to do for the original problem. Just to help you rule out some possibilities on the new issue, and to help you avoid having to send your machine back in to the shop:
I'm tempted to think that it's the adapter, as well. They aren't the most robust accessory. I had to replace mine a few months ago. If you are able to get hold of a newish adapter, use it and see if the problem recurs.
Check your battery's capacity with this freeware app: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/27425
Also, consider moving the file, com.apple.menuextra.battery.plist (in ~Library/Preferences) to your Desktop, then log out and back in again or restart.
Tuttle

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