Thanks, I'll check it too ! :)It may be worth checking the contacts where the battery connects, make sure they are not dirty or bent, I'm saying this as you have mentioned you need to remove and replace the battery many times and then it works, maybe its a connection issue which would also result in the laptop not charging sometimes?
Although i think Karlsnooks is probably the more likely option
Regards,
JDobbsy1987
I guess is the amount of hours you leave the PC plugged with the battery... normally, if it is a 6 cell battery, it takes from 3 to 4 hours to fully re-charge... after that, if the battery continues receiving power, it can be neglected, but in my experience, that degrades the battery capacity.
My suggestion: replace your battery with a new one, and try to use your laptop without your battery anytime you can (for example, if you find any plug to work), keep your new battery stored with 50% of its capacity, that will keep your battery from degrading everytime you use it and charge it (just in case you use the battery very seldom...). Never expend more than the required time to fully recharge your battery, that can degrade it's capacity of energy storage. I should add that removing your battery and using AC power (plug) instead, among saving your battery from degrade, will make your laptop less hotter, so your internal components will suffer less the impact instead of using the battery with the AC power, just use your battery if you don't find any power source to plug your machine.
See ya!!
I guess is the amount of hours you leave the PC plugged with the battery... normally, if it is a 6 cell battery, it takes from 3 to 4 hours to fully re-charge... after that, if the battery continues receiving power, it can be neglected, but in my experience, that degrades the battery capacity.
My suggestion: replace your battery with a new one, and try to use your laptop without your battery anytime you can (for example, if you find any plug to work), keep your new battery stored with 50% of its capacity, that will keep your battery from degrading everytime you use it and charge it. Never expend more than the required time to fully recharge your battery, that can degrade it's capacity of energy storage. I should add that removing your battery and using AC power (plug) instead, among saving your battery from degrade, will make your laptop less hotter, so your internal components will suffer less the impact instead of using the battery with the AC power, just use your battery if you don't find any power source to plug your machine.
See ya!!
Thank youuuuuuuu !! :) See you
For your general edification,
I leave my laptop plugged in 24/7 with the battery in except for those times where no power is available.
I've never had a batter die but I have had laptops become dinosaurs.
As a side remark: I'm a retired electrical engineer who several times had to select batteries to be used in equipment which would be on assembly lines.
There are many factors that influence battery life. I will not enumerate those here nor become involved in a wordy, technical discussion.
Simply put: use the laptop, don't worry about battery life, if the battery goes south, then replace the battery.
It's easy dude..
Click Start
Type CMD
Right-click on it, Run as Administrator
type there powercfg -energy -output c:\energy-report.html
And wait for the results
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