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Subject: Re: Batteries won't charge

Author:
Jeffrey Rice

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Date Posted: 22:28:53 08/22/99 Sun
In reply to: Garrett 's message, "Batteries won't charge" on 16:31:09 08/20/99 Fri

I got a replacement computer for a screen problem right before Transmonde went belly up. The replacement on the 1st day wouldn't charge past 86%. I turned it off and let it sit over night. 24 hours later it was 36% and falling. I checked the meter on the battery itself and it seemed to concur with Windows. I did notice that the computer would charge ever so slowly when I was using it, which seemed rather peculiar. I moved it to another plug, suspended to RAM and left it for a couple hours and bingo, 100%. What's up with that I wonder? I did notice that the new replacement machine had a new AC adapter: the end of the plug has a yellow band. This new adapter does not seen to fit on its male counterpart quite as snuggly as the old AC adapter I had. Does your AC have this yellow band at the end of the adapter?

In summary:

1. yes I have a similar problem

2. I moved to a new plug but no other appliance have problems at this plug

3. charges slowly when on and rather quickly in suspend to RAM

4. battery concurs with windows

5. AC adapter seems loose when conected to computer

6. problem has not returned

> I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar problem:
>
> My Vivant� SE (uses 12-cell Li-Ion) apparently fails
> to charge batteries. Either that or I got two bad
> batteries in a row. The power meter in Windows showed
> zero for the first battery. I tried the "learning"
> but it never completed after 3 days. I got an RMA and
> sent that battery back. The replacement did complete
> learning, but showed only 13% (after a couple weeks it
> seems to be down to 11%). It doesn't hold enough
> power even to finish booting Windows.
>
> I got a second RMA from Transmonde, this time to send
> the computer. I was about to send it, but then the
> news came that Transmonde was out of power, itself!
>
> I am hoping I will be able to find my original
> invoice; meanwhile I thought I would see if anyone has
> experience with this sort of symptom.
>
> -Garrett

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Batteries won't charge	Garrett	13:18:11 08/23/99 Mon

Re: Batteries won't charge	Andrew	19:51:42 08/23/99 Mon
Re: Batteries won't charge -- Garrett, 12:30:56 08/24/99 Tue Re: Batteries won't charge -- Garrett, 10:38:26 08/30/99 Mon Re: Batteries won't charge -- Garrett, 13:55:37 09/07/99 Tue