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yellow blinking battery light
I have a Packard-Bell Easynote Laptop F0336-V-089 with Intel Celeron
MCU 440 @ 1.86 GHZ processor with 2 gig of memory. Why does the yellow charging light always blink? It did not always do that. It used to show steady green when charged. Now it blinks yellow all the time. ny suggestions? I run it with the ac power connected to the charger all the time. A JPC |
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yellow blinking battery light
"John Callaway" wrote in message ... I have a Packard-Bell Easynote Laptop F0336-V-089 with Intel Celeron MCU 440 @ 1.86 GHZ processor with 2 gig of memory. Why does the yellow charging light always blink? It did not always do that. It used to show steady green when charged. Now it blinks yellow all the time. ny suggestions? I run it with the ac power connected to the charger all the time. A JPC Could be many things. First off recondition the battery by discharging it and then charging it. They may be a utility program built into the lap top. Also it could be a bad charging/power cord in which case the cord should be replaced. And if its not the cord it could be a loose connector where the charging cord/cable attaches to in which case it would have to be serviced by a qualified computer repair person. But I would fully discharge and recharge the battery first before anything else. I hope I helped? Elector |
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yellow blinking battery light
Do I fully discharge it by just running the laptop until it dies?
JPC On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:55:37 GMT, "Elector" wrote: "John Callaway" wrote in message .. . I have a Packard-Bell Easynote Laptop F0336-V-089 with Intel Celeron MCU 440 @ 1.86 GHZ processor with 2 gig of memory. Why does the yellow charging light always blink? It did not always do that. It used to show steady green when charged. Now it blinks yellow all the time. ny suggestions? I run it with the ac power connected to the charger all the time. A JPC Could be many things. First off recondition the battery by discharging it and then charging it. They may be a utility program built into the lap top. Also it could be a bad charging/power cord in which case the cord should be replaced. And if its not the cord it could be a loose connector where the charging cord/cable attaches to in which case it would have to be serviced by a qualified computer repair person. But I would fully discharge and recharge the battery first before anything else. I hope I helped? Elector |
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yellow blinking battery light
"John Callaway" wrote in message ... Do I fully discharge it by just running the laptop until it dies? JPC There is several ways to discharge the battery. You could run the lap top until it dies, or you can use the battery reconditioning program most lap tops have in their software settings. (Utility) The problem is if you don't use this method first and it is a power cable, or a power cord problem then the lap top would not charge at all. Try the discharge/charge utility on the laptop to see if this cures your problem. Elector |
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yellow blinking battery light
On Apr 16, 7:24*am, "Elector" wrote:
"John Callaway" wrote in message ... Do I fully discharge it by just running the laptop until it dies? JPC There is several ways to discharge the battery. You could run the lap top until it dies, or you can use the battery reconditioning program most lap tops have in their software settings. (Utility) The problem is if you don't use this method first and it is a power cable, or a power cord problem then the lap top would not charge at all. Try the discharge/charge utility on the laptop to see if this cures your problem. Elector Just for a moment let me forget that it is a laptop. I will go back to my basic electronics. The light is a charging light. It indicates charging. Charging for the battery. When powering with the external supply Two things occur. You power the laptop and still place a charge on the battery. If battery is bad the light will or if battery is charging. The light has a resistor across it and will show shine when a voltage is seen across it. This will occur when charging as a voltage drop will occur across the resistor. hence the light will blink. There are also otther ways for the light to shine. In any case the battery is probably kaput Have you tried to see how long it will run on battery alone. I doubt the charging indicator is bad Can happen I doubt it |
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yellow blinking battery light
"metronid" wrote in message ... snip Just for a moment let me forget that it is a laptop. I will go back to my basic electronics. The light is a charging light. It indicates charging. Charging for the battery. When powering with the external supply Two things occur. You power the laptop and still place a charge on the battery. If battery is bad the light will or if battery is charging. The light has a resistor across it and will show shine when a voltage is seen across it. This will occur when charging as a voltage drop will occur across the resistor. hence the light will blink. There are also otther ways for the light to shine. In any case the battery is probably kaput Have you tried to see how long it will run on battery alone. I doubt the charging indicator is bad Can happen I doubt it Damn, I forgot the obvious. A bad battery....! Its been a long week........ Elector |
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yellow blinking battery light
it is a new battery
JPC On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:53:59 GMT, "Elector" wrote: "metronid" wrote in message ... snip Just for a moment let me forget that it is a laptop. I will go back to my basic electronics. The light is a charging light. It indicates charging. Charging for the battery. When powering with the external supply Two things occur. You power the laptop and still place a charge on the battery. If battery is bad the light will or if battery is charging. The light has a resistor across it and will show shine when a voltage is seen across it. This will occur when charging as a voltage drop will occur across the resistor. hence the light will blink. There are also otther ways for the light to shine. In any case the battery is probably kaput Have you tried to see how long it will run on battery alone. I doubt the charging indicator is bad Can happen I doubt it Damn, I forgot the obvious. A bad battery....! Its been a long week........ Elector |
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yellow blinking battery light
On Apr 18, 9:53*pm, John Callaway wrote:
it is a new battery JPC On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:53:59 GMT, "Elector" wrote: "metronid" wrote in message ... snip *Just for a moment let me forget that it is a laptop. I will go back to my basic electronics. The light is a charging light. It indicates charging. Charging for the battery. When powering with the external supply Two things occur. You power the laptop and still place a charge on the battery. If battery is bad the light will or if battery is charging. The light has a resistor across it and will show shine when a voltage is seen across it. This will occur when charging *as a voltage drop will occur across the resistor. hence the light will blink. There are also otther ways for the light to shine. In any case the battery is probably kaput Have you tried to see how long it will run on battery alone. I doubt the charging indicator is bad Can happen I doubt it Damn, I forgot the obvious. A bad battery....! Its been a long week........ Elector- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - The battery can be bad Even if new This type of battery is not your normal 2 prong battery They contain built in circuity also They do come bad when new Even people come that way |
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yellow blinking battery light
"metronid" wrote in message ... snip The battery can be bad Even if new This type of battery is not your normal 2 prong battery They contain built in circuity also They do come bad when new Even people come that way That is true about the battery and people. You can also just take the battery to radio shack or another computer company and have them check it and see if it is defective. In fact you have a warranty and simply go back and exchange the battery and see if that fixes the problem. Elector |
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