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Dummy battery/slot filler
I just wondering if there is a dummy battery insert/slot filler that exists
for Dell Vostro 1520? I just often use laptop on AC and remove battery; is there anywhere a plastic "dummy" battery to fill up the space? As I know there was such thing for Dell Latitude D410 |
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Corvet wrote:
I just wondering if there is a dummy battery insert/slot filler that exists for Dell Vostro 1520? I just often use laptop on AC and remove battery; is there anywhere a plastic "dummy" battery to fill up the space? As I know there was such thing for Dell Latitude D410 Unless there is a defect in the charging circuit inside your laptop, why are you removing the battery and leaving it out for extended periods? After all, without the battery in place, you can't configure the laptop (for those that have the option) to periodically cycle your battery which is needed to extended its life. A battery that's charged and then left in a drawer somewhere to completely drain away and remain in that state will not last as long or take as high a charge. What are you expecting to "save" by removing the battery when you are using an A/C power source for the laptop? |
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VanguardLH wrote:
Corvet wrote: I just wondering if there is a dummy battery insert/slot filler that exists for Dell Vostro 1520? I just often use laptop on AC and remove battery; is there anywhere a plastic "dummy" battery to fill up the space? As I know there was such thing for Dell Latitude D410 Unless there is a defect in the charging circuit inside your laptop, why are you removing the battery and leaving it out for extended periods? After all, without the battery in place, you can't configure the laptop (for those that have the option) to periodically cycle your battery which is needed to extended its life. A battery that's charged and then left in a drawer somewhere to completely drain away and remain in that state will not last as long or take as high a charge. What are you expecting to "save" by removing the battery when you are using an A/C power source for the laptop? I take my battery out when on A/C. By removing the mass of the battery my laptop runs cooler. I do check the charge once and while like yesterday when it was down to 20%. I just put the battery back in the laptop and let it recharge. I am not going to get in to an argument with people that agree or do not agree. End of discussion for me. -- Bill Brought to you from Anchorage, Alaska. |
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Bill Bradshaw wrote:
VanguardLH wrote: Corvet wrote: I just wondering if there is a dummy battery insert/slot filler that exists for Dell Vostro 1520? I just often use laptop on AC and remove battery; is there anywhere a plastic "dummy" battery to fill up the space? As I know there was such thing for Dell Latitude D410 Unless there is a defect in the charging circuit inside your laptop, why are you removing the battery and leaving it out for extended periods? After all, without the battery in place, you can't configure the laptop (for those that have the option) to periodically cycle your battery which is needed to extended its life. A battery that's charged and then left in a drawer somewhere to completely drain away and remain in that state will not last as long or take as high a charge. What are you expecting to "save" by removing the battery when you are using an A/C power source for the laptop? I take my battery out when on A/C. By removing the mass of the battery my laptop runs cooler. I do check the charge once and while like yesterday when it was down to 20%. I just put the battery back in the laptop and let it recharge. Look inside the battery compartment. Are there really slots in the case for air flow in/out of the battery compartment? More likely you have an old battery that won't take a full charge so it is always charging. Batteries generate heat when recharging. I am not going to get in to an argument with people that agree or do not agree. End of discussion for me. Yeah, so your post is a worthless diary entry. |
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"VanguardLH" wrote in message
... Corvet wrote: I just wondering if there is a dummy battery insert/slot filler that exists for Dell Vostro 1520? I just often use laptop on AC and remove battery; is there anywhere a plastic "dummy" battery to fill up the space? As I know there was such thing for Dell Latitude D410 Unless there is a defect in the charging circuit inside your laptop, why are you removing the battery and leaving it out for extended periods? After all, without the battery in place, you can't configure the laptop (for those that have the option) to periodically cycle your battery which is needed to extended its life. A battery that's charged and then left in a drawer somewhere to completely drain away and remain in that state will not last as long or take as high a charge. What are you expecting to "save" by removing the battery when you are using an A/C power source for the laptop? Weight perhaps?! |
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GT wrote:
VanguardLH wrote ... Corvet wrote: I just often use laptop on AC and remove battery; is there anywhere a plastic "dummy" battery to fill up the space? What are you expecting to "save" by removing the battery when you are using an A/C power source for the laptop? Weight perhaps?! How often do you use a laptop atop your lap? When you do, how often do you have the laptop tethered to a cord and brick for A/C power? More likely the OP has the laptop atop a table or desk when on A/C power. The "battery cover" that I've seen for the Dells was for the CMOS coin-cell battery. Got an example of a battery cover for the main battery's compartment? If so, the ad for it might explain its use. There are venting holes in the battery compartment? The OP gave a D410 as an example. In the "Before Working Inside Your Computer" section of its manual (link given below), I don't see venting holes. http://support.dell.com/support/edoc.../en/ug/r_r.htm I'm thinking the battery has the rubber feet so the absence of the battery means there are no rear feet to stabilize the laptop and less rubber feet means more likely to move during use (if on a table or desk versus on a lap). However, without the rubber feet on the battery pack, that means the rear of the laptop is closer to the table or desk. That means more restriction in the air flow out the bottom fan air vent in the case. Well, that was a concern when I was looking at the D410 that the OP gave as an example. The service manual (linked below) shows the rubber feet are not on the battery pack for the Vostro 1520: http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...SM/td_batt.htm I don't see venting holes in that battery compartment, either, although it's possible there are small holes in the case that could allow air to get sucked in. The pic isn't good enough to tell. If there are holes in the battery compartment to let in air, and even if that shows a lower temperature on the CPU, what about the temperature for the rest of the components since air flow has changed? |
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On Tue, 2 Aug 2011 16:10:24 +0300, "Corvet"
wrote: I just wondering if there is a dummy battery insert/slot filler that exists for Dell Vostro 1520? I just often use laptop on AC and remove battery; is there anywhere a plastic "dummy" battery to fill up the space? As I know there was such thing for Dell Latitude D410 Some people would. I never really had a need for a laptop battery outside of where outlets where always handy. Nor did the manufacturers. IBM, couple Toshibas -- all of which operated just peachy with the battery removed. Not so with other brands, or so I've heard. I walked into an automotive shop once similarly to ask if they had a dumb $15 pulley handy to replace the air compressor unit. A mechanic's true confessions from a bad hairday: "Who the hell you think you are, an old man or something too cheap to pay 2cents extra for the gas?" Customer service can sometimes be a bitch. Will your Dell work gutted off the wallwart, or otherwise . . . ever done any silver soldering? |
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"VanguardLH" wrote in message
... GT wrote: VanguardLH wrote ... Corvet wrote: I just often use laptop on AC and remove battery; is there anywhere a plastic "dummy" battery to fill up the space? What are you expecting to "save" by removing the battery when you are using an A/C power source for the laptop? Weight perhaps?! How often do you use a laptop atop your lap? When you do, how often do you have the laptop tethered to a cord and brick for A/C power? More likely the OP has the laptop atop a table or desk when on A/C power. The "battery cover" that I've seen for the Dells was for the CMOS coin-cell battery. Got an example of a battery cover for the main battery's compartment? If so, the ad for it might explain its use. There are venting holes in the battery compartment? The OP gave a D410 as an example. In the "Before Working Inside Your Computer" section of its manual (link given below), I don't see venting holes. http://support.dell.com/support/edoc.../en/ug/r_r.htm I'm thinking the battery has the rubber feet so the absence of the battery means there are no rear feet to stabilize the laptop and less rubber feet means more likely to move during use (if on a table or desk versus on a lap). However, without the rubber feet on the battery pack, that means the rear of the laptop is closer to the table or desk. That means more restriction in the air flow out the bottom fan air vent in the case. Well, that was a concern when I was looking at the D410 that the OP gave as an example. The service manual (linked below) shows the rubber feet are not on the battery pack for the Vostro 1520: http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...SM/td_batt.htm I don't see venting holes in that battery compartment, either, although it's possible there are small holes in the case that could allow air to get sucked in. The pic isn't good enough to tell. If there are holes in the battery compartment to let in air, and even if that shows a lower temperature on the CPU, what about the temperature for the rest of the components since air flow has changed? There are a few holes in the battery compartment - I know because I used them to drain the cup of tea out of my Dell case a couple of years ago!! There are also gaps in the CD compartment, so he should remove that too, if he wants to increase cooling and reduce weight. |
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