Battery Calibration Help

[mrdice87]

I have a 2006 Macbook Pro (Core Duo) with horrible battery life. Apple sent me a replacement battery about a year ago, but now this one is acting up, also. I'm getting the "Service Battery" indicator, so I've tried recalibrating several times. The problem is, there's still nearly half a charge on the battery once it says it's empty. It takes well over twenty four hours for the battery to completely deplete after going into sleep mode. I want to reclaim that battery capacity. How do I do this?

 

[miles01110]

Generally you can't reclaim capacity. Your best bet would be to buy a new battery.

 

[ncmason]

I have a 2006 Macbook Pro (Core Duo) with horrible battery life. Apple sent me a replacement battery about a year ago, but now this one is acting up, also. I'm getting the "Service Battery" indicator, so I've tried recalibrating several times. The problem is, there's still nearly half a charge on the battery once it says it's empty. It takes well over twenty four hours for the battery to completely deplete after going into sleep mode. I want to reclaim that battery capacity. How do I do this?

Read this article from Apple:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1490

Get this application to monitor your battery:
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/19085/coconutbattery