Battery Question?

Ahh, that's all cool. To avoid constant charging and discharging the battery only charges once it falls below 95%. The fact it's not charging at 96% is a good thing.

 

I just wanted to give you credit for being back in form, mj. Of the top 16 threads on MR, you are the most recent responder on fully half!

Check it out:

 

Cheeky bastard.

 

MadJew, you need to calm down a bit, mate! You've been a member of these forums for more than 2 years, and in that time, posted more than 17,000 times, averaging nearly 20 posts per day!

who votes MJ for the next Arn?

 

Haha, arn can show restraint...

 

Don't worry about it. The charging circuitry doesn't start charging if you plug the computer in with more than 95% battery power, as previous posters have mentioned. This is to keep your battery from being unnecessarily overworked. If the battery is less than 95% when it is plugged in, it will charge straight to 100% provided it isn't unplugged for some reason along the way.

 

i second that! My ibook will allow me to run the battery down to 96% and when i plug it back in, it won't start charging again as long as it was fully charged before being unplugged (or said fully charged). If you really need to see it back up at one hundred just use it down to under 95% and when you plug it back in it should charge back up to 99-100

 

Just a quick FYI, new batteries should be calibrated immediately.

 

Before beginning the calibration process should the battery be filled to 100% or is a green plug ok? Coconut Battery reports less capacity if I calibrate with the battery at say 96%.

 

If the plug is green then it's not charging so it won't hit 100%. Having said that, it shouldn't go green until it hits 100%. Irrespective, unplug it once the light is green.

 

i answered your question in your Now I'm REALLY in a Jam MB vs MBP thread. it seems kinda pointless to be asking this question in two different places.. i'm glad you got all the questions you had answered, though.