[ltp] Battery won't charge after emptying

[Hamish Marson]

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Wookey wrote:

> I left my PSU at work and so used my machine till the battery went
> flat. It didn't sleep/shut down when the battery neared empty, it
> just stopped.
>
> Since plugging hte power back in the next day (48 hours ago) it has
> just sat there at 1% charged.
>
>
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>
> So it seems to think that the capacity is now 453mWh rather than
> the 45340mWh it was before it was discharged. That can't be right.
>
> What can I do to make it charge the battery? A mains-only laptop is
> no fun.
>

Mine does that every few weeks as well (r50p). The fix is easy. While
the machine is running, remove & replace the battery. It should start
charging straught away.

H

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