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Old 08-02-2008, 02:50 PM   #5 (permalink)
PTRACER
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Re: Battery doesn't always work, sometimes not detected

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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...
The battery just stopped charging again while I was using the laptop with the battery plugged in. Took the battery out, tested the laptop charging circuit and it is registering 9 volts. Put the battery back in and the battery continues to charge.

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