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Mon Sep 3, 2012 9:19 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Frank T" frankt192
Strange for this to happen. Since 1984 this has never happened to me.
Perhaps we are not communicating with each other.
It sounds to me that the battery is charged and will not connect to the Mac for some reason.
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , Chris Jones <jonesc@...> wrote:
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> On 03/09/12 16:07, Josephine Bacon wrote:
> > Because I pressed the button on the Mac and all the lights light up green.
>
> Well, clearly something is up with the machine, so you should at least
> entertain the idea the green lights are lying to you ...
>
> >
> > Josephine
> > On 3 Sep 2012, at 16:00, Jim Saklad wrote:
> >
> >>> Sorry, maybe I didn't make myself clear. The battery works fine and is fully charged. It just won't charge the computer any more. The only way to get the Mac to work is if it is plugged into the mains.
> >>> JB
> >>
> >> If the battery doesn't run the computer any more, then by what test are you determining that it "works fine and is fully charged"?
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> >> --
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@...
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Perhaps we are not communicating with each other.
It sounds to me that the battery is charged and will not connect to the Mac for some reason.
--- In macsupportcentral@
>
> On 03/09/12 16:07, Josephine Bacon wrote:
> > Because I pressed the button on the Mac and all the lights light up green.
>
> Well, clearly something is up with the machine, so you should at least
> entertain the idea the green lights are lying to you ...
>
> >
> > Josephine
> > On 3 Sep 2012, at 16:00, Jim Saklad wrote:
> >
> >>> Sorry, maybe I didn't make myself clear. The battery works fine and is fully charged. It just won't charge the computer any more. The only way to get the Mac to work is if it is plugged into the mains.
> >>> JB
> >>
> >> If the battery doesn't run the computer any more, then by what test are you determining that it "works fine and is fully charged"?
> >>
> >> --
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@
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> > Group FAQ:
> > <http://www.macsuppo
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> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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Mon Sep 3, 2012 9:20 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Frank T" frankt192
Strange for this to happen. Since 1984 this has never happened to me.
Perhaps we are not communicating with each other.
It sounds to me that the battery is charged and will not connect to the Mac for some reason.
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , Chris Jones <jonesc@...> wrote:
>
> On 03/09/12 16:07, Josephine Bacon wrote:
> > Because I pressed the button on the Mac and all the lights light up green.
>
> Well, clearly something is up with the machine, so you should at least
> entertain the idea the green lights are lying to you ...
>
> >
> > Josephine
> > On 3 Sep 2012, at 16:00, Jim Saklad wrote:
> >
> >>> Sorry, maybe I didn't make myself clear. The battery works fine and is fully charged. It just won't charge the computer any more. The only way to get the Mac to work is if it is plugged into the mains.
> >>> JB
> >>
> >> If the battery doesn't run the computer any more, then by what test are you determining that it "works fine and is fully charged"?
> >>
> >> --
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@...
> >>
> >>
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> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Group FAQ:
> > <http://www.macsupportcentral.com/policies/ >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>
Perhaps we are not communicating with each other.
It sounds to me that the battery is charged and will not connect to the Mac for some reason.
--- In macsupportcentral@
>
> On 03/09/12 16:07, Josephine Bacon wrote:
> > Because I pressed the button on the Mac and all the lights light up green.
>
> Well, clearly something is up with the machine, so you should at least
> entertain the idea the green lights are lying to you ...
>
> >
> > Josephine
> > On 3 Sep 2012, at 16:00, Jim Saklad wrote:
> >
> >>> Sorry, maybe I didn't make myself clear. The battery works fine and is fully charged. It just won't charge the computer any more. The only way to get the Mac to work is if it is plugged into the mains.
> >>> JB
> >>
> >> If the battery doesn't run the computer any more, then by what test are you determining that it "works fine and is fully charged"?
> >>
> >> --
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@
> >>
> >>
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> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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> > ------------
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> > Group FAQ:
> > <http://www.macsuppo
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
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Mon Sep 3, 2012 9:20 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Frank T" frankt192
Strange for this to happen. Since 1984 this has never happened to me.
Perhaps we are not communicating with each other.
It sounds to me that the battery is charged and will not connect to the Mac for some reason.
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , Chris Jones <jonesc@...> wrote:
>
> On 03/09/12 16:07, Josephine Bacon wrote:
> > Because I pressed the button on the Mac and all the lights light up green.
>
> Well, clearly something is up with the machine, so you should at least
> entertain the idea the green lights are lying to you ...
>
> >
> > Josephine
> > On 3 Sep 2012, at 16:00, Jim Saklad wrote:
> >
> >>> Sorry, maybe I didn't make myself clear. The battery works fine and is fully charged. It just won't charge the computer any more. The only way to get the Mac to work is if it is plugged into the mains.
> >>> JB
> >>
> >> If the battery doesn't run the computer any more, then by what test are you determining that it "works fine and is fully charged"?
> >>
> >> --
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@...
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Group FAQ:
> > <http://www.macsupportcentral.com/policies/ >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>
Perhaps we are not communicating with each other.
It sounds to me that the battery is charged and will not connect to the Mac for some reason.
--- In macsupportcentral@
>
> On 03/09/12 16:07, Josephine Bacon wrote:
> > Because I pressed the button on the Mac and all the lights light up green.
>
> Well, clearly something is up with the machine, so you should at least
> entertain the idea the green lights are lying to you ...
>
> >
> > Josephine
> > On 3 Sep 2012, at 16:00, Jim Saklad wrote:
> >
> >>> Sorry, maybe I didn't make myself clear. The battery works fine and is fully charged. It just won't charge the computer any more. The only way to get the Mac to work is if it is plugged into the mains.
> >>> JB
> >>
> >> If the battery doesn't run the computer any more, then by what test are you determining that it "works fine and is fully charged"?
> >>
> >> --
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------
> >
> > Group FAQ:
> > <http://www.macsuppo
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>
Mon Sep 3, 2012 9:20 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Josephine Bacon" baconandeggs_2001
I understand that it is a common occurrence.
Josephine Bacon
On 3 Sep 2012, at 17:19, Frank T wrote:
> Strange for this to happen. Since 1984 this has never happened to me.
>
> Perhaps we are not communicating with each other.
>
> It sounds to me that the battery is charged and will not connect to the Mac for some reason.
>
> --- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , Chris Jones <jonesc@...> wrote:
> >
> > On 03/09/12 16:07, Josephine Bacon wrote:
> > > Because I pressed the button on the Mac and all the lights light up green.
> >
> > Well, clearly something is up with the machine, so you should at least
> > entertain the idea the green lights are lying to you ...
> >
> > >
> > > Josephine
> > > On 3 Sep 2012, at 16:00, Jim Saklad wrote:
> > >
> > >>> Sorry, maybe I didn't make myself clear. The battery works fine and is fully charged. It just won't charge the computer any more. The only way to get the Mac to work is if it is plugged into the mains.
> > >>> JB
> > >>
> > >> If the battery doesn't run the computer any more, then by what test are you determining that it "works fine and is fully charged"?
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >> Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@...
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Group FAQ:
> > > <http://www.macsupportcentral.com/policies/ >
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
Josephine Bacon
Tamr Translations Limited
179 Kings Cross Road
London WC1x 9BZ
Tel:+44 207 833 0607
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Josephine Bacon
On 3 Sep 2012, at 17:19, Frank T wrote:
> Strange for this to happen. Since 1984 this has never happened to me.
>
> Perhaps we are not communicating with each other.
>
> It sounds to me that the battery is charged and will not connect to the Mac for some reason.
>
> --- In macsupportcentral@
> >
> > On 03/09/12 16:07, Josephine Bacon wrote:
> > > Because I pressed the button on the Mac and all the lights light up green.
> >
> > Well, clearly something is up with the machine, so you should at least
> > entertain the idea the green lights are lying to you ...
> >
> > >
> > > Josephine
> > > On 3 Sep 2012, at 16:00, Jim Saklad wrote:
> > >
> > >>> Sorry, maybe I didn't make myself clear. The battery works fine and is fully charged. It just won't charge the computer any more. The only way to get the Mac to work is if it is plugged into the mains.
> > >>> JB
> > >>
> > >> If the battery doesn't run the computer any more, then by what test are you determining that it "works fine and is fully charged"?
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >> Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------
> > >
> > > Group FAQ:
> > > <http://www.macsuppo
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
Josephine Bacon
Tamr Translations Limited
179 Kings Cross Road
London WC1x 9BZ
Tel:+44 207 833 0607
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Mon Sep 3, 2012 9:31 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim Saklad" jimdoc01
>> Strange for this to happen. Since 1984 this has never happened to me.
>> Perhaps we are not communicating with each other.
>> It sounds to me that the battery is charged and will not connect to the Mac for some reason.
>
> I understand that it is a common occurrence.
> Josephine Bacon
Since 1998, my primary computer has been one or another model of Mac Laptop, and I have never experienced -- or seen described on the forum -- what you are apparently experiencing.
Did you mention earlier what model of laptop?
--
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Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@me.com
>> Perhaps we are not communicating with each other.
>> It sounds to me that the battery is charged and will not connect to the Mac for some reason.
>
> I understand that it is a common occurrence.
> Josephine Bacon
Since 1998, my primary computer has been one or another model of Mac Laptop, and I have never experienced -- or seen described on the forum -- what you are apparently experiencing.
Did you mention earlier what model of laptop?
--
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@me.com
Mon Sep 3, 2012 9:40 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Alan Fry" alanjohnfry
On 3 Sep 2012, at 17:20, Josephine Bacon wrote:
> I understand that it is a common occurrence.
There is a small application named "coconutBattery2.
Alan Fry
> Josephine Bacon
> On 3 Sep 2012, at 17:19, Frank T wrote:
>
>> Strange for this to happen. Since 1984 this has never happened to me.
>>
>> Perhaps we are not communicating with each other.
>>
>> It sounds to me that the battery is charged and will not connect to the Mac for some reason.
>>
>> --- In macsupportcentral@
>>>
>>> On 03/09/12 16:07, Josephine Bacon wrote:
>>>> Because I pressed the button on the Mac and all the lights light up green.
>>>
>>> Well, clearly something is up with the machine, so you should at least
>>> entertain the idea the green lights are lying to you ...
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Josephine
>>>> On 3 Sep 2012, at 16:00, Jim Saklad wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> Sorry, maybe I didn't make myself clear. The battery works fine and is fully charged. It just won't charge the computer any more. The only way to get the Mac to work is if it is plugged into the mains.
>>>>>> JB
>>>>>
>>>>> If the battery doesn't run the computer any more, then by what test are you determining that it "works fine and is fully charged"?
Mon Sep 3, 2012 9:56 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
On 3 September 2012 17:40, Alan Fry <ajf@afco.demon.co.uk > wrote:
>
> There is a small application named "coconutBattery2.7.4" available from <
> www.coconut-flavour.com> (yes, it is 'flavour') which might throw some
> light on this curious situation. It gives some details on the health (or
> otherwise) of the battery and is worth a try if you have not already done
> so.
>
Coconut Battery is a nice little app but you can get most of the info from
System Profiler > Hardware > Power.
Otto
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>
> There is a small application named "coconutBattery2.
> www.coconut-
> light on this curious situation. It gives some details on the health (or
> otherwise) of the battery and is worth a try if you have not already done
> so.
>
Coconut Battery is a nice little app but you can get most of the info from
System Profiler > Hardware > Power.
Otto
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