G4 Titanium dead battery?

Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott

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The local repair centre is saying that the battery in my 17" Titanium PowerBook (which they tell me is part of the mother board) has leaked due to not being used for 3 months.

Is this feasible and if so, two questions spring to mind:
If these batteries are capable of leaking, why would Apple

  1. use them and
  2. make them a permanent part of the mother board.
Does anyone know the truth of the matter?
 
Yes, it is feasible. The internal battery (PRAM battery) in your computer will be drained of energy if you leave the computer unplugged and without a battery for too long. Too long is relevant, though -- some batteries can go a year, others can only go a week.

I don't think the battery is a permanent part of the motherboard, but it may be inaccessible to the user without dismantling the PowerBook. Some symptoms of a dead PRAM battery include the inability to start up, dead video or inability for the OS to save PRAM settings like date and time.
 
Thanks ElDiabloConCaca.

So the battery can LEAK power (drained), but can it physically leak i.e. cause a mess on the mother board?
 
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