The first thing is that you don't know if your laptop is capable of charging a battery. It may be you got it cheap because it is defective. When an A1181 can't charge a battery, it's often the battery connector, which is replaceable and costs about $10 on eBay, but it's also often the board, which obviously is a much bigger issue.
So the first step is to verify that your new battery charges. If it doesn't, it's very possible you have two good batteries, and one computer with a problem.
If the new battery does charge, your original battery is probably just bad. I go through hundreds of used MacBook batteries, and there are bad ones showing all kinds of numbers, and I wouldn't say the Coconut Battery numbers you gave are all that remarkable.
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A good battery will charge up after sitting several days on "battery only". Sometimes it will take a few minutes to start charging, or even 20-30 minutes if the battery has been sitting on a shelf for years. I think it's largely a myth that modern batteries need to be treated a certain way, or else they will go bad. That said, OEM batteries are much higher quality than 3rd party, and one major drawback of a 3rd party battery is that it will typically die out if the computer is left overnight in sleep mode, whereas an OEM battery will take several days to discharge. But again, leaving a computer in sleep mode for days is not some sort of magical act that will automatically kill a battery -- it generally won't.
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A good battery will charge up after sitting several days on "battery only". Sometimes it will take a few minutes to start charging, or even 20-30 minutes if the battery has been sitting on a shelf for years. I think it's largely a myth that modern batteries need to be treated a certain way, or else they will go bad. That said, OEM batteries are much higher quality than 3rd party, and one major drawback of a 3rd party battery is that it will typically discharge completely if the computer is left overnight in sleep mode, whereas an OEM battery will take several days to discharge. But again, leaving a computer in sleep mode for days is not some sort of magical act that will automatically kill a battery -- it generally won't.
The first thing is that you don't know if your laptop is capable of charging a battery. It may be you got it cheap because it is defective. When an A1181 can't charge a battery, it's often the battery connector, which is replaceable and costs about $10 on eBay, but it's also often the board, which obviously is a much bigger issue.
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So the first step is to verify that your new battery charges. If it doesn't, it's very possible you'll have two good batteries, and one computer with a problem.
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So the first step is to verify that your new battery charges. If it doesn't, it's very possible you have two good batteries, and one computer with a problem.
If the new battery does charge, your original battery is probably just bad. I go through hundreds of used MacBook batteries, and there are bad ones showing all kinds of numbers, and I wouldn't say the Coconut Battery numbers you gave are all that remarkable.
A good battery will charge up after sitting several days on "battery only". Sometimes it will take a few minutes to start charging, or even 20-30 minutes if the battery has been sitting on a shelf for years. I think it's largely a myth that modern batteries need to be treated a certain way, or else they will go bad. That said, OEM batteries are much higher quality than 3rd party, and one major drawback of a 3rd party battery is that it will typically die out if the computer is left overnight in sleep mode, whereas an OEM battery will take several days to discharge. But again, leaving a computer in sleep mode for days is not some sort of magical act that will automatically kill a battery -- it generally won't.
The first thing is that you don't know if your laptop is capable of charging a battery. It may be you got it cheap because it is defective. When an A1181 can't charge a battery, it's often the battery connector, which is replaceable and costs about $10 on eBay, but it's also often the board, which obviously is a much bigger issue.
So the first step is to verify that your new battery charges. If it doesn't, it's very possible you'll have two good batteries, and one computer with a problem.
If the new battery does charge, your original battery is probably just bad. I go through hundreds of used MacBook batteries, and there are bad ones showing all kinds of numbers, and I wouldn't say the Coconut Battery numbers you gave are all that remarkable.
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A good battery will charge up after sitting several days on "battery only". Sometimes it will take a few minutes, or even 20-30 minutes if the battery has been sitting on a shelf for years. I think it's largely a myth that modern batteries need to be treated a certain way, or else they will go bad. That said, OEM batteries are much higher quality than 3rd party, and one major drawback of a 3rd party battery is that it will typically die out if the computer is left overnight in sleep mode, whereas an OEM battery will take several days to discharge. But again, leaving a computer in sleep mode for days is not some sort of magical act that will automatically kill a battery -- it generally won't.
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A good battery will charge up after sitting several days on "battery only". Sometimes it will take a few minutes to start charging, or even 20-30 minutes if the battery has been sitting on a shelf for years. I think it's largely a myth that modern batteries need to be treated a certain way, or else they will go bad. That said, OEM batteries are much higher quality than 3rd party, and one major drawback of a 3rd party battery is that it will typically die out if the computer is left overnight in sleep mode, whereas an OEM battery will take several days to discharge. But again, leaving a computer in sleep mode for days is not some sort of magical act that will automatically kill a battery -- it generally won't.
The first thing is that you don't know if your laptop is capable of charging a battery. It may be you got it cheap because it is defective. When an A1181 can't charge a battery, it's often the battery connector, which is replaceable and costs about $10 on eBay, but it's also often the board, which obviously is a much bigger issue.
So the first step is to verify that your new battery charges. If it doesn't, it's very possible you'll have two good batteries, and one computer with a problem.
If the new battery does charge, your original battery is probably just bad. I go through hundreds of used MacBook batteries, and there are bad ones showing all kinds of numbers, and I wouldn't say the Coconut Battery numbers you gave are all that remarkable.
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A good battery will charge right up after sitting several days on "battery only". I think it's largely a myth that modern batteries need to be treated a certain way, or else they will go bad. That said, OEM batteries are much higher quality than 3rd party, and one major drawback of a 3rd party battery is that it will typically die out if the computer is left overnight in sleep mode, whereas an OEM battery will take several days to discharge. But again, leaving a computer in sleep mode for days is not some sort of magical act that will automatically kill a battery -- it generally won't.
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A good battery will charge up after sitting several days on "battery only". Sometimes it will take a few minutes, or even 20-30 minutes if the battery has been sitting on a shelf for years. I think it's largely a myth that modern batteries need to be treated a certain way, or else they will go bad. That said, OEM batteries are much higher quality than 3rd party, and one major drawback of a 3rd party battery is that it will typically die out if the computer is left overnight in sleep mode, whereas an OEM battery will take several days to discharge. But again, leaving a computer in sleep mode for days is not some sort of magical act that will automatically kill a battery -- it generally won't.
The first thing is that you don't know if your laptop is capable of charging a battery. It may be you got it cheap because it is defective. When a laptop can't charge a battery, it's often the battery connector, which is replaceable and costs about $10 on eBay, but it's also often the board, which obviously is a much bigger issue.
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The first thing is that you don't know if your laptop is capable of charging a battery. It may be you got it cheap because it is defective. When an A1181 can't charge a battery, it's often the battery connector, which is replaceable and costs about $10 on eBay, but it's also often the board, which obviously is a much bigger issue.
So the first step is to verify that your new battery charges. If it doesn't, it's very possible you'll have two good batteries, and one computer with a problem.
If the new battery does charge, your original battery is probably just bad. I go through hundreds of used MacBook batteries, and there are bad ones showing all kinds of numbers, and I wouldn't say the Coconut Battery numbers you gave are all that remarkable.
A good battery will charge right up after sitting several days on "battery only". I think it's largely a myth that modern batteries need to be treated a certain way, or else they will go bad. That said, OEM batteries are much higher quality than 3rd party, and one major drawback of a 3rd party battery is that it will typically die out if the computer is left overnight in sleep mode, whereas an OEM battery will take several days to discharge. But again, leaving a computer in sleep mode for days is not some sort of magical act that will automatically kill a battery -- it generally won't.
The first thing is that you don't know if your laptop is capable of charging a battery. It may be you got it cheap because it is defective. When a laptop can't charge a battery, it's often the battery connector, which is replaceable and costs about $10 on eBay, but it's also often the board, which obviously is a much bigger issue.
So the first step is to verify that your new battery charges. If it doesn't, it's very possible you'll have two good batteries, and one computer with a problem.
If the new battery does charge, your original battery is probably just bad. I go through hundreds of used MacBook batteries, and there are bad ones showing all kinds of numbers, and I wouldn't say the Coconut Battery numbers you gave are all that remarkable.
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A good battery will charge right up after sitting several days on "battery only". I think it's largely a myth that modern batteries need to be treated a certain way, or else they will go bad. That said, OEM batteries are much higher quality than 3rd party, and one major drawback of a 3rd party battery is that it will typically die out if the computer is left overnight in sleep mode, whereas an OEM battery will take several days to discharge. But again, leaving a computer in sleep mode is not some sort of magical act that will kill a battery -- it generally won't.
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A good battery will charge right up after sitting several days on "battery only". I think it's largely a myth that modern batteries need to be treated a certain way, or else they will go bad. That said, OEM batteries are much higher quality than 3rd party, and one major drawback of a 3rd party battery is that it will typically die out if the computer is left overnight in sleep mode, whereas an OEM battery will take several days to discharge. But again, leaving a computer in sleep mode for days is not some sort of magical act that will automatically kill a battery -- it generally won't.
The first thing is that you don't know if your laptop is capable of charging a battery. It may be you got it cheap because it is defective. When a laptop can't charge a battery, it's often the battery connector, which is replaceable and costs about $10 on eBay, but it's also often the board, which obviously is a much bigger issue.
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So the first step is to verify that your new battery charges. If it doesn't, it's very possible you'll have two good batteries at one point, and one computer with a problem.
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So the first step is to verify that your new battery charges. If it doesn't, it's very possible you'll have two good batteries, and one computer with a problem.
If the new battery does charge, your original battery is probably just bad. I go through hundreds of used MacBook batteries, and there are bad ones showing all kinds of numbers, and I wouldn't say the Coconut Battery numbers you gave are all that remarkable.
A good battery will charge right up after sitting several days on "battery only". I think it's largely a myth that modern batteries need to be treated a certain way, or else they will go bad. That said, OEM batteries are much higher quality than 3rd party, and one major drawback of a 3rd party battery is that it will typically die out if the computer is left overnight in sleep mode, whereas an OEM battery will take several days to discharge. But again, leaving a computer in sleep mode is not some sort of magical act that will kill a battery -- it generally won't.
The first thing is that you don't know if your laptop is capable of charging a battery. It may be you got it cheap because it is defective. When a laptop can't charge a battery, it's often the battery connector, which is replaceable and costs about $10 on eBay, but it's also often the board, which obviously is a much bigger issue.
So the first step is to verify that your new battery charges. If it doesn't, it's very possible you'll have two good batteries at one point, and one computer with a problem.
If the new battery does charge, your original battery is probably just bad. I go through hundreds of used MacBook batteries, and there are bad ones showing all kinds of numbers, and I wouldn't say the Coconut Battery numbers you gave are all that remarkable.
A good battery will charge right up after sitting several days on "battery only". I think it's largely a myth that modern batteries need to be treated a certain way, or else they will go bad. That said, OEM batteries are much higher quality than 3rd party, and one major drawback of a 3rd party battery is that it will typically die out if the computer is left overnight in sleep mode, whereas an OEM battery will take several days to discharge. But again, leaving a computer in sleep mode is not some sort of magical act that will kill a battery -- it generally won't.