![]() ![]() This was to test if the battery would now charge in the laptop, nope, but 84% charge was reported by windows. I then continued to charge them correctly until the charge currant dropped to 0.2A. So I trickle charged them in turn under NiCad mode up to a more respectable 3v each. Measuring the voltages confirmed that it had been without power for quite some time, less 1.50v a cell, eek! Being a 11.25v pack with 3.7v cells my trusty Li(Po/Ion) charger was of course having none of it and complained of low voltage. The battery pack itself fortunately reveals the cells by simply peeling back a film. having already popped open the case to disconnect the battery for above "methods", I figured in for a penny in for a pound. After seeing this, I proceeded to try various internet found methods to initiate an internal charge to no avail. However it transpires that it wasn't charging, the percentage wouldn't increase from 0 and 3rd party software reported that the charge/discharge rate was 0mw. Windows reported that the battery was detected and charging. As expected it didn't power up without said charger, and with, all was golden, or so it seemed. ![]() Note form below) Back Story So a couple days ago I bought a (cheap, used) Asus X200CA notebook with no charger. I'll try to keep this as short as possible while also providing as much information as I can. ![]()
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