Run a PB 170 with no battery ?

[smp]

Hi all,

I'm new here, and here is my first question:

I have a PowerBook 170 that I cherish.  The battery gave up its ghost long ago.  I have a second PB 170 that I acquired along the way, only to find the battery had leaked and damaged the main board.  So, I have removed the battery from my good PB 170, and I find that I can power up just fine using the AC adapter only, without the battery installed.  I've used it this way several times, never for more than a half hour or an hour.

My question (finally) is, will I do any damage to the PB 170 using it with the AC adapter and no battery installed?

Thanks very much, in advance, for your thoughts, either way.

smp

 

[Juror22]

I don't believe that there is any issue with using a PB 170, without the battery.  I have done this, without issue, for years on a couple of my powerbooks.  They don't have the issue that is present on the Macintosh portable that requires both batteries and the correct adapter.  If you have an un-recapped power supply, I would suggest that you periodically check the output, to be sure that it is still putting out the stated voltage.

 

[Strimkind]

You can also easily remove the battery cover from the dead battery and put it on the PB 170.  It will make it look better, and lighter .

 

[smp]

I don't believe that there is any issue with using a PB 170, without the battery.  I have done this, without issue, for years on a couple of my powerbooks.

Thanks very much for the affirmation!

smp

 

[smp]

You can also easily remove the battery cover from the dead battery and put it on the PB 170.  It will make it look better, and lighter .

Yews, I've done that, and (of course) the PB looks normal from the outside.

Thanks,

smp

 

[techknight]

the only machine you cannot run without a battery is the macintosh portable. 

Everything else is fair game!