[ltp] T60 battery died

Michael Gaber linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:19:35 +0100


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i had this problem too that the battery was not charging.
removing it and re-inserting fixed the problem iirc. i think there was
also a power-cycle involved

Michael

Carles Pina i Estany schrieb:
> Hello,
> 
> Maybe this is interesting to someone :-)
> 
> I bought my Thinkpad T60 on August 2006 and worked usually connected to
> the power and occasionally (one or two times per month) with the
> battery. Battery was always "charging". I know that this could not be
> the best way, but was comfortable :-) The usage of the computer is very
> high (aprox. 16 hours per day last 2 years)
> 
> On thursday I used the battery two times, I arrived to home and battery
> was not charging: the battery led was blinking in orange. If I
> disconnect the power cable it switches off, battery cannot even show me
> the BIOS/Grub
> 
> Do I have any other solution beside change the battery?
> 
> I have found these two batteries: FRU02K6626 and FRU02K6627, I couldn't
> fine information in Internet. It costs 58.66 Euros and 71.34 Euros (so
> 79 dollars and 96 dollars). I hope that are a "good deal". Any
> suggestion or comment? (I guess that one has more cells/capacity)
> 
> I thought that this would be interesting to someone here, and sorry for
> the off-topic (and the question). 
> 
> Thanks,
> 

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