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Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off??

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micky formulated the question :
> "because the battery circuitry itself consumes power"!!!!!!!
>
> If you have a spare lithium-ion battery, use one exclusively 
> and keep
> the other cool by placing it in the refrigerator.

Thank you for this little tip. I have a 4 yp laptop that has sat 
collecting dust because it would not charge. In fact it "seemed" as it 
would not "see" the charger. Could not get a power light to come on, 
even replaced the charger twice. I saw this today and thought what do I 
have to lose, it is seemingly dead as it sits. I took the battery off 
and stuck it in the freezer. For the heck of it I connected the charger 
to the laptop and guess what!?? I got a power light and the beast 
powered up. First time I've had it powered up in over 2 years. About 45 
minutes later I put the battery back in and it has accepted a full 
charge. I have to think the battery was low enough that the charge 
circuitry wouldn't let it charge. As long as the almost "dead" battery 
was in the laptop it wouldn't power up. Once the battery was not there 
it solved that part of the problem.

Thanks for a hint that restored at dead laptop!

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Laptop battery loses charge when off?? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2013-02-24 01:57 -0500
  Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off?? Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you> - 2013-02-24 09:04 +0000
    Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off?? Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2013-02-24 15:41 +0000
      Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off?? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2013-02-24 14:29 -0500
    Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off?? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2013-02-24 14:22 -0500
  Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off?? Bob_Villa <pheeh.zero@gmail.com> - 2013-02-24 06:27 -0800
    Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off?? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2013-02-24 14:37 -0500
  Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off?? Charlie Hoffpauir <invalid@invalid.com> - 2013-02-24 09:21 -0600
    Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off?? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2013-02-24 14:40 -0500
  Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off?? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2013-03-12 23:17 -0400
    Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off?? "~misfit~" <shaun.at.pukekohe@gmail.com> - 2013-03-14 19:17 +1300
      Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off?? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2013-03-14 12:48 -0400
        Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off?? "~misfit~" <shaun.at.pukekohe@gmail.com> - 2013-03-15 13:15 +1300
    Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off?? Top <top1sg@suddenlink.invalid> - 2013-03-16 16:45 -0500
      Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off?? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2013-03-16 18:31 -0400
        Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off?? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2013-03-16 23:42 +0000
          Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off?? "~misfit~" <shaun.at.pukekohe@gmail.com> - 2013-03-17 15:14 +1300
            Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off?? Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2013-03-17 09:00 +0000
              Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off?? "~misfit~" <shaun.at.pukekohe@gmail.com> - 2013-03-18 01:29 +1300
                Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off?? Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2013-03-18 05:20 +0000
                Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off?? "~misfit~" <shaun.at.pukekohe@gmail.com> - 2013-03-19 11:39 +1300
                Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off?? "~misfit~" <shaun.at.pukekohe@gmail.com> - 2013-04-11 15:13 +1200
        Re: Laptop battery loses charge when off?? wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2013-03-19 15:45 +0000

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