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My 12" G4 PowerBook seems to be getting a lot hotter than usual as of late. It gets o hot that it is uncomfortable to have siting on my lap. If there any particular reason this may be happening? Nothing has changed in the past few months, it just gets really really hot.


Do I need a MacBookPro?:rofl:
 
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Thats one of Apple's innovative features in their notebooks, code name: HindenBook. Lately Dell has tried to copy this feature with defective batteries, but it took them 10 years to catch up!

Here is a newer 12" that got too hot - are you sure you don't have a defective battery:



12" Mac Explodes

Give you PowerBook to this Apple Genius and he can help you out :thumb:
 
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Ridemonkey said:
Was wondering when you'd chime in...didn't expect an 11 year old article though, even from you. :thumb:
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The one from Norway is from August 2, 2006. Its a 12" powerbook. Seriously it could be a faulty battery. There has been quite a few Dells and Powerbooks in the news lately with battery failures like that.

CPSC, Apple Announce Recall of iBook and PowerBook Computer Batteries

Computer model name Battery model number Battery serial number range
12-inch iBook G4 A1061 HQ441 &#8211; HQ507
12-inch PowerBook G4 A1079 3X446 &#8211; 3X510
15-inch PowerBook G4 A1078 3X446 &#8211; 3X509
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Toshi said:
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While I do try to live life as a nudist, I compute while wearing pants.

I'll look into the battery thing, but it gets hotest on the no battery side. It's a little over a year old, but has benn heavily used for most of that year.


EDIT: Just checked and my battery is not one of the recalled ones.
 
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Ridemonkey said:
Was wondering when you'd chime in...didn't expect an 11 year old article though, even from you. :thumb:
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he's on ignore and i'm too lazy to suffer the new window of "view single post". did he bring up the sony-made batteries on the powerbook 5300 that were recalled before any incidents in the wild?
 
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Toshi said:
he's on ignore and i'm too lazy to suffer the new window of "view single post". did he bring up the sony-made batteries on the powerbook 5300 that were recalled before any incidents in the wild?
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My, my, toshi can't deal with reality:nopity:

Yet a thousand 5300 shipped and a hundred consumers bought them before they were recalled. Many more modern Apple G4/Dell notebooks have also shipped that are now currently bursting into flames all over the Interweb. You pay the premium for the Apple quality, eh :bomb:
 
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syadasti said:
My, my, toshi can't deal with reality:nopity:

Yet a thousand 5300 shipped and a hundred consumers bought them before they were recalled. Many more modern Apple G4/Dell notebooks have also shipped that are now currently bursting into flames all over the Interweb. You pay the premium for the Apple quality, eh :bomb:
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Did a mac touch you as a child?
 
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Check your Powerbook battery again.

Apple has just recalled 1.8 million iBook and PowerBook laptop batteries, 1.1 million of those in the US and 700,000 abroad.
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Apple's Battery Exchange Program - iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 form

* 12-inch iBook G4, battery model number A1061, and serial number ranges of ZZ338-ZZ427, 3K429-3K611, and 6C519-6C552 (the latter differs from the CPSC).

* 12-inch PowerBook G4, battery model number A1079, and serial number ranges of ZZ411-ZZ427 and 3K428-3K611.

* 15-inch PowerBook G4, battery model numbers A1078 and A1148, and serial number ranges of 3K425-3K601, 6N530-6N551, and 6N601.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Press Release

* 12-inch iBook G4, battery model number A1061, and serial number ranges of ZZ338-ZZ427, 3K429-3K611, and 6C510-6C626.

* 12-inch PowerBook G4, battery model number A1079, and serial number ranges of ZZ411-ZZ427 and 3K428-3K611.

* 15-inch PowerBook G4, battery model numbers A1078 and A1148, and serial number ranges of 3K425-3K601, 6N530-6N551, and 6N601.

Apple's iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 Battery Exchange Program FAQ

* 12-inch iBook G4, battery model number A1061, and serial number range of HQ441-HQ507.

* 12-inch PowerBook G4, battery model number A1079, and serial number range of 3X446-3X510.

* 15-inch PowerBook G4, battery model number A1078, and a serial number range of 3X446-3X509.
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Apple said:
Apple has determined that certain lithium-ion batteries containing cells manufactured by Sony Corporation of Japan pose a safety risk that may result in overheating under rare circumstances.
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My work laptop had a recalled Sony battery last week - requested the battery on Tuesday via Dell's site and a replacement came to the office on Thursday.
 
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