ConventionalMemories
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So, a few months ago I restored my Macintosh Portable m5120, (recapped logic board, repaired the HDD, and rebuild the battery).
This all worked out great and I had it running for a few days /charge cycles. As I went on to some of my other projects I put it away.
Today I took it out again and it wouldn't boot. I took the battery out and it measured around 3.3v
So I plugged everything back in and let it charge for a few hours.
About 6 hours later I tried to boot again and it booted right up. Everything worked great as expected.
After about two hours of use I noticed the back (above the battery) getting very hot. I turned my portable off and took the battery out. To my surprise the battery was very hot and completely swollen up (bulging on the sides). It also made a hissing sound, as if the acid on the inside was boiling. Luckily it didn't burst open.
So now my question is, did I just have a defective battery? Or is my Portable to blame?
I checked the voltage that the Portable is putting out in the battery compartment, around 7.30-7.45V (no battery installed)
it seems a bit high for a 6v battery?
Can anyone with a Portable confirm at what voltage it charges it's battery?
Could it maybe have been too much of a current draw for the battery? I do have the backlight upgrade installed, a modem, 2 ram expansion cards, and the original Connor hard drive.
Also, I am using the original power adapter.
And the battery i was using is an "Ultracell UL4.5-6"
Any advice is very appreciated, thanks.
This all worked out great and I had it running for a few days /charge cycles. As I went on to some of my other projects I put it away.
Today I took it out again and it wouldn't boot. I took the battery out and it measured around 3.3v
So I plugged everything back in and let it charge for a few hours.
About 6 hours later I tried to boot again and it booted right up. Everything worked great as expected.
After about two hours of use I noticed the back (above the battery) getting very hot. I turned my portable off and took the battery out. To my surprise the battery was very hot and completely swollen up (bulging on the sides). It also made a hissing sound, as if the acid on the inside was boiling. Luckily it didn't burst open.
So now my question is, did I just have a defective battery? Or is my Portable to blame?
I checked the voltage that the Portable is putting out in the battery compartment, around 7.30-7.45V (no battery installed)
it seems a bit high for a 6v battery?
Can anyone with a Portable confirm at what voltage it charges it's battery?
Could it maybe have been too much of a current draw for the battery? I do have the backlight upgrade installed, a modem, 2 ram expansion cards, and the original Connor hard drive.
Also, I am using the original power adapter.
And the battery i was using is an "Ultracell UL4.5-6"
Any advice is very appreciated, thanks.