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Today's Topics:

1. Re: Laptop battery question (david)
2. Re: Laptop battery question (Paul Hazelden)


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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 18:16:54 +0000
From: david <david@avoncliff.com>
To: bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk
Subject: Re: [bristol] Laptop battery question
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On 24/10/15 22:37, Paul Hazelden wrote:

> This does not seem to be a normal battery problem: I expect charge and
> performance to decline over time, I don't expect it to suddenly stop
> recharging. I can just buy a new battery, but if anyone has any bright
> ideas about what might have happened, how I might prevent it happening
> again, or what might fix it, I would be glad to hear them.
>
I have had a battery fail like this, it was a few years back and a phone
battery, but the charge control chip gave up on the battery. I could
sometimes get it to see sense and charge, but not often and a new
battery fixed it.
I would not spend much time on a 3 year old battery.
I have got a 901 eeepc battery in pieces, and can tell you they do not
come apart in any reversible way. There are temperature sensors and
chips between the cells and maybe much more.

David




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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 21:42:22 +0000
From: Paul Hazelden <tenuki57@gmail.com>
To: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Laptop battery question
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It's an Asus Eee PC 1025C

There are various other numbers inside, but I think that's the one you want.

Any ideas?

Paul.


On 25 October 2015 at 11:38, Ioan Loosley <legit.ioangogo@gmail.com> wrote:

> What's the netbook's model number?
> On 24 Oct 2015 10:38 pm, "Paul Hazelden" <tenuki57@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I have an Asus Eee PC - a 10 inch netbook, which has gone pretty much
>> everywhere with me for maybe three or four years and been wonderfully
>> reliable. On Wednesday this week, the battery decided to stop charging.
>>
>> It powered off unexpectedly in the middle of a meeting, and since then
>> the battery refuses to charge. I can run it on the battery, and it drains
>> as usual; I can run it plugged in to the power and it operates perfectly
>> well, but it does not increase the battery charge level and the battery
>> indicator says it is 0 minutes until it is recharged - which is a lie.
>>
>> I have taken the battery out and re-fitted it. No change.
>>
>> When plugged in and on standby, the battery does not change. Last night
>> I left it switched off and plugged in overnight, and the battery indicator
>> increased from 13% to 14%. Not sure how significant that is.
>>
>> When I try to search online, all I find is articles about fixing battery
>> problems on Windows machines.
>>
>> This does not seem to be a normal battery problem: I expect charge and
>> performance to decline over time, I don't expect it to suddenly stop
>> recharging. I can just buy a new battery, but if anyone has any bright
>> ideas about what might have happened, how I might prevent it happening
>> again, or what might fix it, I would be glad to hear them.
>>
>> Many thanks!
>>
>> Paul.
>>
>>
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