Averatec Series1000 not charging

morphingstar · 03-13-2009, 09:04 AM

Averatec 1020-ED2 is about 3 years old. The original battery capacity appears to have dropped from ~3h to ~1hour. Recently I turned the normally working computer off, on battery, next day turned on - it would not start - appaered dead.
I connected the power supply. The integral battery power meter showed 0 (zero%). Never before seen this, usually get warning and auto-shutoff. Not this case.
Kept charger on for many hours, % remained at 0, meter text diplays Charging.

The computer now works only with 115v power connected.
The power LED bottom right on the case flashes green and orange.
I removed & inserted battery, makes no change.

I suspect the charging circuit to be defective. I have no clue which corner of the computer holds it and never opened the unit before.

Advice?
Thanks!

**TriggerFinger** · 03-13-2009, 11:20 AM

Replace the battery with a new or a good/working one (buy or borrow for testing only). That way you rule out if it is the battery (cheaper) or the charging circuit (may be part of motherboard thus EXPENSIVE).

03-13-2009, 09:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
morphingstar Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1 OS: WINXPH	Averatec Series1000 not charging Averatec 1020-ED2 is about 3 years old. The original battery capacity appears to have dropped from ~3h to ~1hour. Recently I turned the normally working computer off, on battery, next day turned on - it would not start - appaered dead. I connected the power supply. The integral battery power meter showed 0 (zero%). Never before seen this, usually get warning and auto-shutoff. Not this case. Kept charger on for many hours, % remained at 0, meter text diplays Charging. The computer now works only with 115v power connected. The power LED bottom right on the case flashes green and orange. I removed & inserted battery, makes no change. I suspect the charging circuit to be defective. I have no clue which corner of the computer holds it and never opened the unit before. Advice? Thanks!

03-13-2009, 11:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
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