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| Thread ID: 75830 | 2007-01-11 20:47:00 | Laptop battery only charging to 53% | hamstar (4) | Press F1 |
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| 515037 | 2007-01-11 20:47:00 | Hi guys, My friend bought an ASUS laptop off ye olde trademe and it only charges to 53% and then stops charging. When she got it, it only charged to 60-something %. Also, looks like the original charger was lost, as there has been an adaptor glued into the ac port so an acer charger will plugin into it. Pretty dodgey huh? I think I checked the voltages etc and it was the same as my charger which is ASUS. So this would be a battery problem right? Dying battery...? Or the charger not up to the task? Cheers, Robert |
hamstar (4) | ||
| 515038 | 2007-01-11 22:54:00 | ... So this would be a battery problem right? Dying battery...? Or the charger not up to the task? Cheers, RobertCould well be a bit of both... |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 515039 | 2007-01-12 00:09:00 | Could well be a bit of both...If it charges at all, it is 99% certain that the battery is stuffed. That would be about right for its age too. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 515040 | 2007-01-12 00:51:00 | It could be worth cycling the battery through a full discharge - charge up a few times. This may restore some of the lost capacity, but the 53% max that you get suggests a faulty cell? | rumpty (2863) | ||
| 515041 | 2007-01-12 09:08:00 | It could be worth cycling the battery through a full discharge - charge up a few times. This may restore some of the lost capacity, but the 53% max that you get suggests a faulty cell? Only NiCad batteries benefit from recycling. Do not flatten NiMh batteries, it shortens their life. |
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