thesilvester Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 My question is, I have a old ACER TravelMate 630 and the battery does not work (probably because it was left on its side for a year). I want to know if there is a way to recondidtion the battery back to working order. I have done this alot for rc car batteries but I can't seem to do it on this one :?: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeoneE1se Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 The battery is probbaly just too old try draining the battery then full changing it then re draining it the charging a few more times if it still dosen't work then it's done for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanob0t Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 It's possible that the battery has a memory now. Best bet is to try fully draining the battery, recharging, draining, etc. If you charge devices before they run out, then they tend to get a shorter battery life as they don't use it. If not, the battery is probably dead O_o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesilvester Posted March 3, 2007 Author Share Posted March 3, 2007 well if I have the battery in the laptop and the ac plugged in and I pull the plug it dies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kateweb Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 well if I have the battery in the laptop and the ac plugged in and I pull the plug it dies check the contacts on the laptop and the battery seems like it is not getting the chance to charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesilvester Posted March 3, 2007 Author Share Posted March 3, 2007 the battery is fully connected. Also I run Ubuntu and on the menu bar at the top it always says "Running on AC, Battery 100% discharging" but still when I unplug it, it dies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kateweb Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 has the battery been calibrated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesilvester Posted March 3, 2007 Author Share Posted March 3, 2007 I don't know. How do I do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 how do you calibrate a battery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesilvester Posted March 3, 2007 Author Share Posted March 3, 2007 it is li-ion so it shouldn't have a memory right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deveant Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 no, lithom, is a lot harder to get a memory than Ni, but it is still possible, also laptop battries (specialy from Acer, BenQ [acer again], Dell, and IBM'ish) are known for going out in about 3-4 yrs. It could just be that your battery has given up on u. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesilvester Posted March 4, 2007 Author Share Posted March 4, 2007 yeah. I think I should let it RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unasoto Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 My dell is about 2 years old and I noticed its onlly good for about 1.5 to 2 hours or so when I got it (new) it was good for about 3.5+ what can I do to reverse this or slow it down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intelspeed Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 dim the screen, and try draining the battery fully now and then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesilvester Posted March 4, 2007 Author Share Posted March 4, 2007 @unasoto Is that a new dell battery or one of the exploding ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainAnarchy Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Ok i know my battery's li ion batteries go dead after about three years whether you use it drain it all the way or not they have no memory. They are just constantly dying so don't go and buy a new battery for you laptop that has been sitting on a shelf for two years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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