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Incorrect Battery Time... TravelMate
hi folks
was wondering about a couple of things i've noticed with my laptop battery: when fully charged, it says 100% and the time estimate is roughly three hours. however, every time i get to the 50% mark (after an hour and a half), the laptop reports only 10% battery left, and urges me to plug in to an outlet. so, i have an immediate drop of 50 -- 10 percent of power. i was wondering what the cause might be - is this how dying batteries make themselves known? i bought a used battery which doesn't do the same thing - it just tops out at a maximum charge of 68% and gives me two full hours. thanks. |
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"Michael Murray" wrote in
: It might be the battery dying, my old Packard Bell Laptop's battery started doing this and now its completely dead. Are you doing anything intensive when the powers at 50%, if you are using different levels of power the estimate would be rather poor, I've had a battery last about 10mins when trying to play a game. yes actually, im doing power-intensive the whole time unfortunately through my Orinoco Wireless card, which runs 5v. thanks for the reply. |
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