My late 2012 MBP with 10.15.7 has had a weak battery for some months now, but it worked and would maintain the sleep state overnight and longer. Suddenly last night after being plugged in all day and showing 100% charge, when I unplugged it, it instantly died. Seems normal enough for a dead battery, but the change was sudden. Now, it shows 100% charge in the menu and charging, but coconut shows no charging.

I'm puzzled that the clock doesn't keep the time when I unplug the charger. I thought it would keep the time.

Does all this sound normal? Or is there something going on with the power manager? Here's a screenshot of coconut from today, which shows capacity as it was before this trouble started. TIA.

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sounds like a dead battery to me.

PRAM battery may also be shot given its age. that would explain the clock. Though that should correct itself anytime it's connected to the 'net, assuming the "set date and time automatically" is checked in system prefs.

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sounds like a dead battery to me.

PRAM battery may also be shot given its age. that would explain the clock. Though that should correct itself anytime it's connected to the 'net, assuming the "set date and time automatically" is checked in system prefs.

I don't think the unibody models with the internal main battery have a separate PRAM battery since the main battery is connected all the time, it acts as the PRAM battery. My experience from working on those models has been if the main battery is unplugged from the logic board the clock gets reset.

Aren't those batteries rated for 1000 cycles? So you've gotten 75% more life than expected. Declare it dead and decide what to do next.

Battery status is poor. Time to replace it.

Yeah, 1766 cycles = you are like SO far beyond rated duty cycle on that battery it's amazing it works at all still.

Apple's software will flag your battery over 1000 but normally even before that with "service battery".

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clay
sounds like a dead battery to me.

PRAM battery may also be shot given its age. that would explain the clock. Though that should correct itself anytime it's connected to the 'net, assuming the "set date and time automatically" is checked in system prefs.

I don't think the unibody models with the internal main battery have a separate PRAM battery since the main battery is connected all the time, it acts as the PRAM battery. My experience from working on those models has been if the main battery is unplugged from the logic board the clock gets reset.

I was thinking that might be the case. Not much need for a PRAM battery to keep the time if the battery isn't removable.

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Thanks, all.

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Thanks, all.

Good move, their Newer Tech battery is the bomb.

When an aging battery discharges quickly and charge quickly, it's a sure sign its capacity is shrinking and it's circling the drain.

When that happens instantly, as it plugging and unplugging, it's dead, Jim.

My motorcycle has a clock that powered contantly (drawing 2mA) but displays only with the ignition is on.

When starting the bike, if the clock resets to VCR time, the battery is not long for this or any world.

If not tended to immediately, it will die a sudden, and likely inconvenient death.

Batteries are like that, yeah they are.

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