istart pro

[memoteran]

i just downloaded it , checked the battery and it says 193 cycles , and 26% health

is that good or bad?

 

[Cool6324]

i just downloaded it , checked the battery and it says 193 cycles , and 26% health

is that good or bad?

Well 26% health means that the battery can only hold about 1/4 of its original capacity. How long have you had the battery?

 

[EricNau]

...And have you calibrated the battery? ...Try doing that a few times and see if it makes a difference.

How long does the battery last when you're using it?

 

[TheStu]

Well 26% health means that the battery can only hold about 1/4 of its original capacity. How long have you had the battery?

That doesn't matter quite so much....

OP: Call Apple and tell them about this, they should replace the battery. With a health that low, and less than 300 cycles, you would be due for a new one.

 

[memoteran]

i have the battery since march when i purchased my macbook

 

[anirban]

How much uptime are you getting with your battery? It might just need calibration to provide the current health status, if you are getting a decent uptime.

 

[memoteran]

i dont know i think it something wrong because i charged it the other day and after 20 minutes it said that its running out of battey , now today i was using the computer with half charge and the screen just went blank until i plugged in .
how do i calibrate it?

 

[rockinrocker]

there are instructions on the apple site.

 

[EricNau]

how do i calibrate it?

I provided a link in my post above, or here it is again: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86284