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    Any tool to check how old is battery ?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by petar_b, Oct 9, 2009.

  1. petar_b

    petar_b Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is there any tool to check lifetime, workinghours of notebook battery.

    Does that chip inside battery keep that info ???

    Thx.

    (Dell xps studio notebook.)
     
    petar_b, Oct 9, 2009
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  2. Trottel

    Trottel Notebook Virtuoso

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    I don't think the circuitry is capable of measuring time, let alone recording it. It isn't really required for operation. I can look at the circuit board of a fairly new Inspiron battery, but I won't be able to get back to you till sunday night because I'm going to the beach for the weekend.
     
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    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    There's a software you can use called battery bar... its tell you how much of your original battery capacity you have lost and how much time is required to charge the battery or how much time is required for the battery to discharge fully..

    http://osirisdevelopment.com/BatteryBar/

    i use this software and it helped in telling me loss in capacity of battery etc so i say go for it.
     
    sean473, Oct 9, 2009
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  4. Trottel

    Trottel Notebook Virtuoso

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    That software needs to have historical data for the battery in question so it can't really help him in this situation.
     
    Trottel, Oct 9, 2009
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    qhn Notebook User

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    Batmon can be used to monitor the health of your battery cells. Other than that, based on the standard warranty, new batteries (from the day you bought) should last 1 year at 24/7 usage. Get more out of this time frame, you are the lucky person. Manually checking tool - per se.

    cheers ...
     
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  6. BobXX

    BobXX Newbie

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    Thankfully, my Thinkpad monitors battery life. How else would I know that it's on it's 104th cycle since I got it in July? :p
     
    BobXX, Oct 9, 2009
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    rafaelholter Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've been using my notebook for 3 years now and have built-in battery meter to gage how much battery is left.
    If you're thinking about your battery "meter" you can scan for similar applications.
     
    rafaelholter, Oct 9, 2009
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    2un@ Notebook Consultant

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    SIW gives you a wear level figure and a bunch of other properties
     
    2un@, Oct 9, 2009
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