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| 22427 |
2001-10-24 01:46:00 |
Do you use/own a laptop? I own an Amada E500 laptop computer which is short of juice. The computer is only just over a year old (there goes the gurantee!) and has had very little use on battery alone(Lithium ion), only AC. It used to run for hours before requiring charging but now it is drained in less than 30 minutes with no applications running? |
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| 22428 |
2001-10-24 02:46:00 |
Laptop batteries, like cellphone batteries and their ilk, get progressively less efficient with constant re-charging - especially if you recharge them regularly when they are not fully 'de-charged'.
Have you tried running the battery completely down and then recharging? You need to make sure it is completely drained of juice first - just keep that sucker going despite all the beeping - and when it's as dead as a doornail give it a recharge. As long as there isn't an actual fault with the battery that should restore some of its stamina. |
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| 22429 |
2001-10-24 03:01:00 |
You answered your own question: a few days longer that the guarantee ;<(. It's a problem ... the technology is improving, 5 years ago equivalent (new) NiCd battery capacity would have been much heavier; the computer, though less powerful would have used much more current. 'Sealed' lead-acid gel batteries can last up to 5-10 year in ideal conditions; But you wouldn't want to carry one, even if it fitted in your laptop. You probably have to accept that portable computers have a high running cost. Maybe you're supposed to have it stolen at an airport before the guarantee runs out, or the battery needs replacing. |
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| 22430 |
2001-10-24 03:26:00 |
If you see only one line in the previous message, look at it with the 'reply' button. |
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| 22431 |
2001-10-24 08:17:00 |
Make sure also that the battery has be calibrated. Open up the battery applet (Press the Function key and F8 keys together) and click the calibration tab. |
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