[ltp] T530 Battery Clicking

[Ralph Spitzner]

Tim Evans wrote on 7/19/20 4:11 PM:
> On 7/12/20 12:32 PM, Tim Evans wrote:
>> Not specifically Linux...
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>> My T530 is doing a lot of clicking as I hold it here in my lap. I believe this sound is from whatever senses removal/replacement of the power cord (and therefore switches the laptop from wallplug to battery power--or back).  This distintive double-click sound, in fact, has occured five or six times during the typing of this message.
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>> As this clicking occurs, I can see the battery charge indicator on my Fedora Gnome desktop go from "charge" to "running on battery" and back. Screen also flashes.
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>> I had a similar issue long ago with a T61 and finally narrowed it down to the original Lenovo power supply cable not being right-sized for an after-market 9-cell battery.
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>> In the current situation, however, the power supply and battery are all the true Lenovo originals that came with the system.
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>> So, am I looking at a failing battery?  Bad power supply/cord? Something else?
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>> Thanks for help.
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> Following up on this, as I've had no replies.
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> I replaced the factory-installed battery with a new, Lenovo-branded one.  Nothing's changed.  When running Fedora 32, I still hear the click-CLICK and CLICK-click when power switches from wallplug to battery and back again as the laptop moves around a bit in my lap.
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> Booted in Windows 10, I see the on-off pattern with the on-screen battery icon, but don't hear the clicks.
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> Thanks.
well you're almost certainly looking at a faulty power plug, either cable end or more likely a loose socket in the thinkpad.
these are the only two things moving on your lap....

     -rasp

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