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    Acer Aspire 5517 Battery Charging

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by wdrbbq, Jan 23, 2010.

  1. wdrbbq

    wdrbbq Newbie

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    I purchaced an Acer Aspire 5517 in October, 2009 and I have a question. Once every week or so my amber battery charging light comes on and my battery charge gadget says that my battery has a 98% charge. After a few minutes the battery charge light returns to blue and the battery charge gadget once again says 100%. My question is this: Since the laptop was plugged in the whole time with no current interruptions is this normal or is something wrong?
     
    wdrbbq, Jan 23, 2010
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  2. xps400mediacenter

    xps400mediacenter Notebook Consultant

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    I think its normal, but if you leave it plugged in a lot you should take out your battery and run just through AC
     
    xps400mediacenter, Jan 27, 2010
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    norbert26 Notebook Enthusiast

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    NO NO NO Don't do this. on a laptop / notebook your battery acts as a UPS. if power in the AC mains goes down or spikes as it normally does the battery keeps power stable and protects from spikes and voltage drops. as far as the battery dropped a tad and recharged this is normal from time to time. i seen it on my old compaq presiro and once on this acer 5517 laptop. as long as it recharged i would not be concerned.
     
    norbert26, Jan 28, 2010
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