apple chargere and batterys

[wegotitugetit]

so i have a old macbook pro17inch and been having problems with it
the old battery basically split in half so i cam to conclusion it was battery fault
no here is where it gets intresting
i ordered a new battery from amazon worked fine for 2 weeks went on holiday come back and battery flat / maybe faulty went to amazon and out of warranty / replacement for some reason so ordered the same battery this one has worked for 4 hours when i hit the button the battery it shows 1 bar the charger shows green not orange and the old battery has no lights at all
is there a way of testing without spending stupid money for a shop to check it out
im stuck on this now i think it may be the charger but why does it show green and the battery shows as been flat

 

[neil_g]

id make an appointment at an apple store for them to check it out

 

[wegotitugetit]

just rang krcs off in this afternoon they going to drop a used battery in to see if it is battery or not if not they are going to try a charger

 

[Buck]

Did you get any update on this Alex?

My battery went on my MBP but replaced via Apple (not free) and all is well

 

[wegotitugetit]

sorry
went to krcs and it turned out to be charger and battery i opted for a new charger as can run without battery but it seems to now charger the battery up and all workign fine so far
charger was not a apple one , not cheap either bnut sorted the issue out thank god