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    Does a 9 cell battery gets charged at a higher charge rate than a 6 cell ?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Laptopaddict, Aug 17, 2009.

  1. Laptopaddict

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    When I measure the power going into the laptop(laptop switched off during charging) I see, around 40 Watt going in , at 19 V , this gives around 2 Amp.

    This is for a samsung laptop X360 with 6 cell battery.

    Does a 9 cell battery gets charged at a higher charge rate(more than 2 Amp) than a 6 cell ?
     
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    No. However, changing an power adapter will allow you to charge faster thus increasing the charge rate
     
    jackluo923, Aug 17, 2009
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    Theoretically it should be faster, the peak charge rate might be limited but the rate towards the end will slow down (as the reaction reaches the limit) so as the 6cell reaches its max the 9 cell will still be charging at a higher or the capped rate.
     
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    Why are you so sure about that ?

    If the charging circuitry limits the max charge rate at 2 Amp, even a 1000 Watt charger will not increase the charge rate then

    I have a 60 Watt adapter and only 42 Watt ( tested experimentally) is used at the max charge rate
     
    Laptopaddict, Aug 18, 2009
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