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    Battery stops charging

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by btam2, Jul 7, 2008.

  1. btam2

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    I got a new battery for my Inspiron E1505, but it seems to "freeze" when charging. For example when I was charging it for the first time, it only got to about 64% when the animation for "charging battery" stops moving. When the cursor is put over the charging icon, it still says "plugged in, charging", but it will stay at 64% and the icon is not animated to show the battery is charging.

    I used the battery down and charge it again and now its the same thing at 58% with the animation stopped, but still saying the battery is charging. Any advice to help? Thank you in advance!
     
    btam2, Jul 7, 2008
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    Take it out and press the little button on it. The leds will tell you its true charge level.

    EDIT: my 200th post!
     
    purplegreendave, Jul 8, 2008
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    i've done that, and it does not show full charge, just slightly over 50% as indicated by the icon. Any other suggestions? Thank you very much.
     
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    Does it charge if the laptop's off?
    Do you have a friend/relative from whom you can borrow an AC adapter and a battery - to see whether it's your laptop (least likely), battery or AC adapter that's at fault.

    Just read that - does your old one still work?
    If it does then just contact Dell and tell them the new one's faulty.
     
    purplegreendave, Jul 8, 2008
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    my old battery does the same thing...charge for like a minute and the animation stops, but icon still says plugged in, charging. I can still run the laptop without a battery and just on the AC adapter. Does this mean the new batter yis fine and its something with the laptop itself? thank you again for your suggestions and help.
     
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    I'd just contact Dell, try the online chat.
     
    purplegreendave, Jul 9, 2008
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    I have the same problem with my Asus U3 - Vista. If I am running on battery and then plug in the charger, I get the animation for a few seconds and it stops. So say I'm at 43%, if I scroll over it will say 43% and charging, but 10 mins later it says the same thing - so clearly it's NOT charging. If I take the battery out and and put it back in, I get the animation again for a few seconds, 43% and charging, and if I check again in 10 mins, it might be 55% and charging. So it obviously doesn't need the animation to charge, but sometimes the battery seems to need a "reset". Do you think this is a faulty battery?
     
    Purrsia78, Jul 29, 2008
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