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    Is my Acer Travelmate eating batteries, or is it just me?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by corkyo, Oct 21, 2007.

  1. corkyo

    corkyo Newbie

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    The battery on my Acer Travelmate 2310 has gradually been getting worse over time.
    It got down to lasting just 2 minutes on the battery after a full charge.
    Then one day it wouldn't start at all.
    I bought a new battery, charged it overnight and it semmed to work ok until the battery ran out again.
    I have put it on charge, but it seems dead again.
    When I hit the power button the battery light just flashes.
    Has it eaten another battery, or is there anything else that could cause this problem?
     
    corkyo, Oct 21, 2007
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    I would say you either had the bad luck of purchasing a lemon battery replacement, or your AC adapter is not working properly and it keeps overfeeding your batteries and thus killing them.
     
    adinu, Oct 21, 2007
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