Received new battery - Now MBP runs much hotter

My old battery had no poblems - MBP had no problem, now with new battery it is running much hotter and fans come on big time. Had no noise at all with first battery. Guess I'll call Apple and find out what's going on.

I'm trying out the new battery (normal use of MBP is with line current and external kvm). On battery power the CPU temp stays in the fifties -- much hotter when plugged in for some reason. Also, on battery, there is a new, faint but noticeable noise, not steady but about one-second bursts with a microsecond inbetween, so 50-60 Hz. I'm thinking of visiting a genius.
BREAKING NEWS: As the fuel gauge went down below 1:10 hr remaining, the menu bar icon shifted to "Calculating", with a red bar at the left end. System profiler shows all zeros in the Power submenu. Something is definitely amiss.

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I got my replacement MBP battery yesterday and, after installing and fully charging it, began using my machine for a long work session.
Previously, the machine ran at an average temperature of 57-59 degrees C, but now it's running at an average of 40-43 degrees C. I haven't changed my useage of the machine in any significant way or stopped using any high-intensity applications, so I'm at a total loss to explain the nearly 20 degree temperature drop.
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It says replace now, but I just bought the battery yesterday.
Battery Information:
Charge Information:
Charge Remaining (mAh):          942
Fully Charged:          No
Charging:          No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh):          4529
Health Information:
Cycle Count:          0
Condition:          Replace Now
Battery Installed:          Yes
Amperage (mA):          0
Voltage (mV):          11188
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes):          60
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes):          10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes):          20
Automatic Restart on Power Loss:          No
Wake on AC Change:          No
Wake on Clamshell Open:          Yes
Wake on LAN:          No
Current Power Source:          Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim:          No
PrioritizeNetworkReachabilityOverSleep:          0
RestartAfterKernelPanic:          157680000
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes):          10
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes):          10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes):          2
Wake on AC Change:          No
Wake on Clamshell Open:          Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim:          Yes
Reduce Brightness:          Yes
RestartAfterKernelPanic:          157680000
Hardware Configuration:
UPS Installed:          No
AC Charger Information:
Connected:          Yes
ID:          0x0100
Wattage (W):          60
Revision:          0x0000
Family:          0x00ba
Serial Number:          0x00f46317
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My first post on an Apple forum.
Have a 15" MBP that I bought about a year and a half or so ago. Yesterday I was typing on it and it was wobbly. I looked to see if it was sitting on something. Turned it over and to my dismay the battery looked like it blew up. I instantly removed the battery.
I did some Google searches on this and found that other users have experienced this. Many on these very forums have experienced this.
I see that Apple has closed its battery replacement program for bloated batteries a month ago. ***?! Why close it at all? If this is an on-going issue with some users of these batteries it needs to remain open for such occurances.
ANYWAY...
I haven't called AppleCare yet and I'm not optimistic that Apple will even replace the battery since I'm six months past the warranty period and I didn't get the three year service plan.
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davidbales wrote:
Very interesting that a laptop will run slower on AC power than a battery. Not an engineer, but it seems the opposite would make sense.
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See: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2332
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New battery still wont run

Just was given a Macbook by a friend. Macbook runs FINE when plugged in, but will not run with battery. Most obvious thought in MY mind was battery. Purchased brand new apple battery and installed and it STILL wont run on battery power . Tried that reset thing( removing battery and holding on button down 5 secs) that was posted and still no results. WHAT GIVES?

by the way, replacing the motherboard cost about $55 if u do it yourself, which i would rather buy a new one if thats the case.
and sorry that i didnt do a proof reading, of which lots of error in my post.

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