[ltp] Re: Battery won't charge after emptying

[Wookey]

+++ Hamish Marson [05-06-16 19:46 +0100]:
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> Wookey wrote:
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> > 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.

That doesn't work on this (T22) machine. Neither does shutting down to cold
and taking batt out and in. I'm currently getting round to backing it all up
then updating the BIOS to see if it will become fixed.

Wookey
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