TSGL: Laptop battery charger

[Russell W. Coover]

Are you saying that your laptop will not run using a DC adapter from your
standard wall plug? I didn't realize such laptops existed.

Russ 

-----Original Message-----
From: list-bounces at tsgserver.com [mailto:list-bounces at tsgserver.com] On
Behalf Of Anthony Shearman
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 10:51 AM
To: Tech Support Guy Mailing List
Subject: Re: TSGL: Laptop battery charger

I'm sorry, I didn't explain myself. The charger is part of the laptop and I 
wouldn't know how to charge the battery from an external source.

Anthony

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jonpan" <jonpan at onlinehome.de>
To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 8:06 PM
Subject: Re: TSGL: Laptop battery charger


> Is the charging unit separate? If so, check the voltage at the output of 
> the
> charger.
> If not, can you get at the battery connections? Set it to charge and 
> measure
> the voltage at those connections.
> In both cases you should be able to deduce whether the batteries are
> actually receiving a charge. If not,  it's the charger. If so, it's 
> probably
> the batteries or the connections from the charging unit to the batteries.
>
> Also try removing the batteries and charging them from an entirely
> independent source to see if they hold the charge.
>
> John
> Od/G
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Anthony Shearman" <anthony at shearmans.co.uk>
> To: <list at tsgserver.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 3:09 PM
> Subject: TSGL: Laptop battery charger
>
>
> IBM Thinkpad 600X
> Windows Xp Professional with SP2 and updates
>
> I have suddenly lost the ability to charge the battery. The message reads
> 0pct remaining (charging) but it does not charge.
> Does this mean I have to buy a new battery?
>
> Anthony
>
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