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PTRACER · 08-02-2008, 02:08 PM

Hmmm, odd...

Just got a multimeter out on the battery and it's showing 12.4 volts (it's rated at 10.8V)

I put the multimeter on the terminals on the laptop, where the battery plugs into and its only registering 5.4V. I don't know if that's normal or not...

08-02-2008, 02:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
PTRACER Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 7 OS: XP SP3	Re: Battery doesn't always work, sometimes not detected Hmmm, odd... Just got a multimeter out on the battery and it's showing 12.4 volts (it's rated at 10.8V) I put the multimeter on the terminals on the laptop, where the battery plugs into and its only registering 5.4V. I don't know if that's normal or not...