[ltp] battery won’t load

jnjb linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:07:55 +0200


Arno Trautmann a écrit :
> Hi,
> 
> I have a X61s, now about 2 years old. Used it a lot, carried it around
> nearly every second day. Never had any problems with the battery.
> 
> Now I get:
> 
> [arno@tiger]$ cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info
> present:                 yes
> design capacity:         74880 mWh      ⇐
> last full capacity:      52420 mWh      ⇐
> battery technology:      rechargeable
> design voltage:          14400 mV
> design capacity warning: 2621 mWh
> design capacity low:     200 mWh
> capacity granularity 1:  1 mWh
> capacity granularity 2:  1 mWh
> model number:            93P5030
> serial number:            6195
> battery type:            LION
> OEM info:                SONY
> 
> Ok, maybe the battery is bad now and will hold only 52Wh. But actually,
> it does not:
> 
> [arno@tiger]$ cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/state
> present:                 yes
> capacity state:          ok
> charging state:          charged
> present rate:            0 mW
> remaining capacity:      1800 mWh       ⇐
> present voltage:         16195 mV
> 
> The machine is plugged in, but the remaining capacity stays at 1800 mWh.
> This happened just a few days ago, since then the remaining capacity
> changed from like 1650 mWh to 1800 mWh.
> 
> So my question: what can I do? Is the battery useless? Can I recover it
> anyhow? Could this be a software issue or is it hardware?
> 
> cheers
> Arno
> 

Its a bit strange this problem at first look you battery is near of 
death, and the voltage is hight you can perhaps check check the cable 
and the device who work whith sorry i dont know how this name on english