Acer 3100 Battery - Wear Level

Hey all. Firstly, sorry if this isn't the best place to post it in.

Right, I am no expert on batteries but I have noticed (since downloading a battery meter/info program) that the wear level is 70%, which doesn't seem good. My battery has been quite bad ever since I have had it (just over a year ago) but now, it doesn't seem to last very long at all. Can anyone suggest any ways I can improve my battery life? I am currently evaluating a program called "BatteryDoubler", just to see what I can do. I would buy a new, better battery, but they seem to cost an absolute fortune.

Here are some screencaps that might help:



Any suggestions?

Cheers,
Jamie.

 

When a battery isn't working very well, there are a few things you can do but in my experience, none of them work very well.

It may mean forking out a load of extra cash but try following these suggestions if you do get a new battery. It will help improve its life and wear a bit:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=91846

 

Once a battery starts getting worn, there's not much you can do about it, especially not thru a program or software. You can physically alter it and fix it, but besides that a program is not gonna magically revive you battery.

I mean think about the tires on your car. As they start getting worn, you can't just press a few buttons and magically get new rubber on them. Once they get worn, you need new ones. The same goes with laptop batteries.

 

Seems like I will have to get a new battery then What is the cheapest place to get one? I have had a look on eBay, seems a lot cheaper than most places. Would any of these fit my laptop, using the battery specs below: http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/sea...trt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=32&fsoo=2

And if I do get a new battery, do I have to keep the rating/voltage and the charging current exactly the same? Like I say, I aren't an expert in this. As you can see above, I have a 2000mAh battery, and I have heard that getting a 4000mAh or even 4800mAh is better as it allows more charge to be held?

Cheers, thanks again.

 

You can use a larger capacity batt. Check with MFG for compatible. Modifying your batt can be dangerous and should not done under any circumstances, remember the flaming batts? Circumventing the on batt circuits can result in an explosion.

 

It looks like you are going to need a new powerpack

Sometimes if you just deep charge the battery, basically drain it completely and then fully charge it, it should gain back some of the battery level.
I have two seven year old batteries in my Dell Inspiron 8500, and none of the batter programs detect any wear on the battery.
the secondary battery failed about a year ago, but when I took it apart I found that one of the wires just came disconnected. A quick solder and reinstalled the battery and it charged right up. I still get 5 and a half hours of battery life, which is about the same as when I got it nearly 7 years ago.

I guess batteries are not made like they used to be.
I agree wit powerpack, dont go disassembling a battery if you have no idea what you are doing, it can kill you. Battery acid is very toxic and will cause third degree burns. You should just order a new battery if you can afford it.

This is the cheapest battery for your laptop:
Its 4400mah
http://www.oemreplacementbatteries.com/view.cfm/Notebook-Laptop-Batteries-Chargers-Accessories-1-Acer-Aspire-31001972-High-Capacity-Best-battery-42510-343.htm

ebay does have cheaper batteries, but you will run the risk of buying a battery which already shows signs of wear.

K-TRON

 

I though I would try what you said above, and drain it completely. But while I was doing that (well, I still am), both Windows and a battery meter program I have report my battery as completely empty, yet it is still working perfectly fine with the screen on it's brightest setting. So I think somewhere my laptop is reporting the wrong battery info. It did go into standby and show me a low battery message also, but that is clearly not the case.

My laptop has been on for about 5-10 minutes now with 0%. Is there any way that I can re-configure it somehow to make it realize actually how much it can hold? Will just draining it and charging it over and over do the job, or is there anything else (like a program or BIOS setting/update)? On this BatteryDoubler program I have, there is an option to recalibrate the battery, is it worth a try? And do you think that program is actually making my laptop run longer than it thinks it can?

Sorry for all the questions, but if I can do something to make my battery life better rather than buying a new one, then it would be great.

Cheers,
Jamie.

 

Try downloading a copy of cpu rightmark clock management, install the program and leave it open when running on battery. It will tell you what percentage battery remains, the wear level and the discharge rate.

Here is the link:
http://cpu.rightmark.org/download.shtml
Its under this subtitle:
RightMark CPU Clock Utility (RMClock)

download the .exe file and run it.

When installed just go to battery info, and then it will tell you everything about the battery.
If the window does not appear, the rightmark button is the one which looks like a gear. It should be in the taskbar somewhere on the right hand side when it is installed.

K-TRON

 

Hmm?

Even the light on the front of my laptop flashes, saying that it is low. I have just restarted my laptop, but now it wont boot back up as it seems to think that the battery is dead.

 

Try removing the battery and starting it up. Then when the system is running put the battery back in and see if it charges.

Your battery is definitely on its last legs.
Indication of a nearly dead battery.
The voltage rated on the battery ia 11.1volts and the battery's voltage is 13.705 volts.
This means that more voltage needs to be forced across the battery for it to be charged. Basically your battery is just about dead.

K-TRON

 

I put the battery in when it was turned on, it came up as 0% still and just started charging.

And on the back of my battery (as said in a previous post), it says 14.8v, not 11.1v. =\