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Very useful app for 'book owners.

Very cool app!
I have wondered for some time about the health of my battery... as I have been careful and tried to follow Apple's recommendations there.

Big difference between this app and Tiger prefs for me is the Original battery vs current battery specs.

would prefer it to be a widget though!
 

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20rogersc said:
Can you get Coconut Battery for Panther??

I notice on their website there are some different versions, but can't find any where to download these earlier ones?? If not, anyone know of similar software??

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Ok, I know I already posted a Terminal Command on page one of this thread, but I found this website/ app Battorox from MacWorld and it is Panther compatible.
 
bemylover said:
is many charge-discharge cycles good or bad for the battery?
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the number of charge-discharge cycles is how much you've used the battery. So, a high number means you have less of a battery life in front of you, but more of a battery life behind you. :p
 
Nice app, thanks :) My battery status isn't too bad for a machine over a year old. I thought I would have had to get a new battery soon after what happened with the battery life of my Windows laptop after a year but looks like there is still plenty of life left in this one yet :) I don't often use it on batteries...
 

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stridey said:
the number of charge-discharge cycles is how much you've used the battery. So, a high number means you have less of a battery life in front of you, but more of a battery life behind you. :p
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so is it better to have the beast connected to the power outlet as much as possible?
 
bemylover said:
so is it better to have the beast connected to the power outlet as much as possible?
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Well, yeah. Batteries have a finite amount of juice to them, even rechargable batteries.

Of course, if you *always* have it connected to AC, what's the point of having a battery in the first place? :D
 
stridey said:
From Apple

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(Caption: Charge Cycle. Using and recharging 100% of battery capacity equals one full charge cycle.)




Not quite sure what that picture means, but Apple seems to think it's relevant... If anybody understands it, please explain...
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the graph was incorrectly explained by applespider.

as quoted by apple "A charge cycle means using all of the battery’s power, but that doesn’t necessarily mean a single charge. For instance, you could listen to your iPod for a few hours one day, using half its power, and then recharge it fully. If you did the same thing the next day, it would count as one charge cycle, not two, so you may take several days to complete a cycle."

So all that graph is saying is use and recharge 40%, then use and recharge 20%, then use and recharge 30%,and so on... once you have used and recharged 100% no matter how segmented this may be you complete 1 charge cycle.
 
ITASOR said:
IDK how well this thing works. My iBook is exactly 1 week and 4 days old (so the battery is also that old) and it HAS NOT, I repeat HAS NOT been through more than 5 cycles. Definitely not 13, definitely.
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What's the lead time on iBooks? You've had it for 11 days, but I assume it was manufactured some weeks earlier, and that is its birth date.

As for cycles...maybe it gets a couple at the factory? Who knows how cycles are defined, but my guess is that there is some firmware which monitors the batteries, so this software isn't making it up out of nowhere.
 
Its not horrible... but I really should turn off my iBook or connect it to the AC cord instead of using it for the last 10minutes. :p
 

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Who has the most charge cycles?

I have 333 on my 16 month iBook with 90% original capacity (which seems really good to me)
 
Zman5225 said:
I'm interested in this as well. I normally leave my ibook plugged in when it's sitting on the desk, if I do some running around or couch/bedroom stuff, it gets plugged back in in the morning, am I doing it the wrong/bad way?
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Run it down to 6-15% and then plug it back in. You need to give your battery some solid use to help it's longevity.
 
DaveP said:
Who has the most charge cycles?

I have 333 on my 16 month iBook with 90% original capacity (which seems really good to me)
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I've been using my 12" PB pretty much every day for nearly 3 years...
 

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AmbitiousLemon said:
Thats really bad. You should definitely try resetting the battery a couple times.
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I know! I always get bored waiting for it to drain all the way down though!
 
Damn! Mines sucks!

Current Battery Capacity: 3934 maH
Original Battery Capacity: 4400 maH

Battery Load Cycles: 84
Age of your Mac: 2 months

89% of Original Battery Capacity Remaining

holy **** this sucks! any advice!?
 
So when I completely drain and recharge, does it make the max capacity go up? And is it good to do this several times in a row?
 
For those that asked, with Li-ion batteries (like the 'books have) it is best to leave them plugged in as much as possible to preserve battery life.


When I use this app it says the original capacity of my battery is estimated. There is a * next to the number. I see others have that too.

I wonder why that is?
 
persianpunisher said:
damn all of you, my month old iBook has 24 cycles and only 95% of its current capacity!!
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Don't feel bad, I've had mine for 2 months and it's at 89%, ok so about the same as you, but at any rate, try completely draining the battery and then recharging, that's what I'm going to try.
 
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