Hey guys

Just a quick question. I have a PowerBook 180 I just received and if the battery is plugged into the machine when the AC adapter is connected it will not power on. However once the battery is remove the machine will boot from the AC source fine. The machine of course doesn't boot from the battery alone.

Am I safe in assuming the battery is dead? I guess it may be defective too since it doesn't even allow it to boot from AC.

-Steve