Hey Larry,
While you are in there, you might check the wiring. I now use Dell also,
but at one time I had several Compaqs which all developed bad batteries
prematurely. I too, broke mine open, and discovered a bad solder joint.
Fixed that and the batteries were almost as good as new. My
brother-in-law was a project engineer for Compac, and he was aghast
about the problem, even though that was not his area of responsibility.
He did know about the problem they were having with batteries, and
contacted the appropriate people to let them know that their Japanese
supplier had a faulty robot doing solder work.
Mike
Chuck M Harris wrote:
Hi Larry,
What sort of info are looking for? Are you saying that you physically
opened the battery pack? (Folks at home - don't try that!) All notebook
batteries are consumable items. They use chemicals that break down over
time and use. In my experience, the original batteries may last about
three years, new replacement batteries may last about two years, based on
normal usage. Even though the lights and power meter software may show
charges up to 100%, a very used battery may not hold or dispense a
supposedly full charge.
Chuck
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:17:07 -0400
From: Larry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PCWorks: lap top battery question
Dell Latitude will run for about 5 minutes then goes dead.
the 5 little test lights on the battery, show dead also.
after charging all 5 show good.
obviously the battery, but being a tv repairman, i wanted to
know more.
I opened the battery box and checked the actual batteries, and
they are fine.
16 volts and high current, at least 2 amps available.
Can anyone explain more about this battery assembly?
thanks,
larry
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