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post #21 of 37
12/31/09 at 5:28am
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Maybe it could be just dirty data pin(s) connecting between the 'intelligent' batteries and the laptop causing problems. Q-tips and alcohol may help here.
alco/liquid wont damage the part?
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post #22 of 37
12/31/09 at 7:51am
Alcohol evaporates quick after cleaning

cheers ...
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post #23 of 37
1/1/10 at 2:41am
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Alcohol evaporates quick after cleaning

cheers ...
now are we assuming this is 100% isopropyl alco. or just the normal cleaning alco you get at the drugstore?

also qhn shouldnt your little message say "is invisible" not "am invisible" or "I am invisible"
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post #24 of 37
1/1/10 at 3:32am
The drugstore stuff is fine!

fading act like you don't see qhn he is sensitive about the whole invisible thing. He is still working on it a few glitch's.
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post #25 of 37
1/1/10 at 5:47am
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is there a volt/amp meter thats...downloadable?
the ones i see are all hardware...

hmm ok drugstore stuff, ill see if i have any laying around the house.
is there a minimum % needed or not?
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post #26 of 37
1/1/10 at 6:05am
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also qhn shouldnt your little message say "is invisible" not "am invisible" or "I am invisible"
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fading act like you don't see qhn he is sensitive about the whole invisible thing. He is still working on it a few glitch's.
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post #27 of 37
1/1/10 at 6:56am
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HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!! (yes im late by 2 hrs for the west coast)
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post #28 of 37
1/1/10 at 7:01am
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HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!! (yes im late by 2 hrs for the west coast)


New Year party usually goes into the 1st few hours of the day. You are not late, you are celebrating a tad longer

cheers ...
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post #29 of 37
1/1/10 at 3:00pm
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alco/liquid wont damage the part?
It could - if highly conductive debris (e.g.,metal filings/dust) were to bridge the positive and negative contacts of the battery. (that would be highly unlikely unless you work in a machine shop, but if you're afraid of that, discharge the battery before cleaning)

As for alcohol type - the higher the concentration you can get, the better the cleansing strength and less residue left over per cleaning. The 70% number I have provided is based on what can easily be found in the market and provides pretty good cleaning.

All this talk about alcohol reminds me - Happy New Year to all!!
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post #30 of 37
2/2/10 at 10:32pm
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yes im replying to my old thread

anyhow problem stills persists
however i havent gotten a volt charger due to not having the time/money to aquire one (unless there is a software version).

by now its been... an hour i'd say to charge the computer from 3% to 5%. now its always good at charging 50% and higher (perhaps lower, didnt test; this happened purely by accident).

its annoying.

my friend (who has a mac; if that makes a difference) says batteries tend to have to be replaced every year or so.
is that true? since ive basically had this computer since november 08
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post #31 of 37
2/2/10 at 11:52pm
Li-Ion batteries do wear out. 2 to 3 years I think would be more average but yes some less some more. 2008 yes your battery could be bad.
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post #32 of 37
2/3/10 at 12:07am
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Li-Ion batteries do wear out. 2 to 3 years I think would be more average but yes some less some more. 2008 yes your battery could be bad.
ok im just calling it a lion battery now

its odd that it charged 0% while at school (40 minutes, turned brightness down while in "entertainment" mode.

charged 2% in like 1 hr. and suddenly started charging up like normal recently.

its oddly confusing....

is there a software i can use to check if the battery is healthy?
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post #33 of 37
2/3/10 at 12:40am
Notebook Hardware Control is free and will give you some info like wear level and how much of a charge it is holding and how much it did once.
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post #34 of 37
2/3/10 at 12:52am
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Notebook Hardware Control is free and will give you some info like wear level and how much of a charge it is holding and how much it did once.
Battery Bar is another free program that monitors battery charge/discharge and wear status.
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post #35 of 37
2/3/10 at 1:09am
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thanks, just got battery bar

it says the wear is...

13.5% of 51,260 mWh

now is that number good or bad?

thanks
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post #36 of 37
2/3/10 at 4:45am
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ok im just calling it a lion battery now

its odd that it charged 0% while at school (40 minutes, turned brightness down while in "entertainment" mode.

charged 2% in like 1 hr. and suddenly started charging up like normal recently.

its oddly confusing....

is there a software i can use to check if the battery is healthy?
Sounds like battery is failing to me. Or ac adapter?

cheers ...
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post #37 of 37
2/3/10 at 1:05pm
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Sounds like battery is failing to me. Or ac adapter?

cheers ...

most probably one of those two things.

i will lean toward the battery though.

now the battery wear is 14.0% of 51,260 mWh.
yet the cpacity is 42,350 mWh of 44,077 mWh

anyone able to explain these numbers for me?
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