Laptop battery

thewolfe · Post by **thewolfe** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 2:39 pm

Laptop battery

Even when I am using AC power, my battery is being discharged. Is that normal?

fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 2:44 pm

Does the battery charge if you turn the laptop off and leave it plugged in?

On the whole, no its not.

thewolfe · Post by **thewolfe** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 3:10 pm

Yes, I left it off but plugged in over night and it went back up to 98%

Then after turning it on for an hour or an hour and a half it was down to 57% with it still plugged in.

Canuck · Post by **Canuck** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 4:40 pm

How old is the battery? Sounds like its ready to die soon. Charge should stay up while plugged in.

Either that or your charger is going too.

thewolfe · Post by **thewolfe** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 5:02 pm

Just got the laptop and it was a floor model. However, I have a 3 year warranty.

Thanks for the post.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 5:04 pm

Return it. The battery is toast. It should no loss charge when AC is plugged.

thewolfe · Post by **thewolfe** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 5:14 pm

I'll talk w/ them on Monday. Thanks

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 1:16 pm

yup, AC Adaptors feed enough voltage and amperage that it can charge the battery AND allow you to use it at full capability. battery and adaptor need checking

thewolfe · Post by **thewolfe** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 3:21 pm

Thanks.