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    P-173X FX new battery high discharge rate

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by i.blades.i, Nov 4, 2009.

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    Ok, so I got a new 7200 mAh battery from BTI.. The problem is that despite a rating of 73260 mWh (wear level 1%, real capacity 71795 mWh), the battery lasts less than 1 hour because the discharge rate is anywhere from 50,000 to 70,000 mW. I have Powermizer turned on and have another battery that has a discharge rate equal to about half of that. I think that the battery voltage is the problem. Right now, it is about 10.3V.. It is supposed to be ~11.1V.

    Another thing about this crappy battery (besides the fact that it was $100+) is that when I charge it, the charging indicator goes from charging to full.. repeatedly.. back and forth. until it is 100%.. It can say 4% battery remaining.. Plugged in, not charging. and then charging.. and then back.

    I bought this battery to replace my old (temporary, not stock) battery. That died from having the power draw too high.. Encoding x264 with the GPU decoding the input stream (h264) serving the encoder (avisynth).. Meaning, the cpu was @ 100%, the gpu was at 100%. When that happened the comp would just shut off after about 10 seconds of a steady red light from the charge indicator. This indicated battery malfunction. Usually it would turn back on after I unplugged the battery and plugged in the charger. This time, it died. I can plug the battery in and it will say the % remaining, but it will not charge. If I unplug the power supply, the computer will turn off. Seems like the communication pins on the battery are good, but the actual power pins are not connected. On these batteries, what pins are what.. and can they be tested with a multimeter?

    Both batteries are GT-M150H. I don't reccomend them. heh..
     
    i.blades.i, Nov 4, 2009
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