It turns out that both of the batteries (primary and spare) for my PowerBook are covered by Apple’s Battery Exchange Program. Let’s see how quickly they can get me replacements. The only question is… until they do, should I run the machine with or without a battery installed?
[UPDATE] According to the email I just received from Apple confirming my order, the answer to the first question is “four to six weeks…” maybe. Which settles the second question: I can’t go without instant-on-from-sleep for a month.
[UPDATE] There are reports on various mailing lists and websites of people having problems with the Battery Exchange Program web site. My own experience was certainly confusing. I entered the serial numbers of my PowerBook and both batteries, and clicked Continue. All three serial numbers were rejected. I clicked Back in my browser, double-checked that I’d correctly (a) written the numbers down and (b) typed them in. Then, without changing anything, I clicked Continue again. This time all three numbers were accepted.
If at first you don’t succeed…..