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    DV6-6173cl Instant off

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Cooldood, Oct 14, 2014.

  1. Cooldood

    Cooldood Newbie

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    When running on ac, everything is fine, the laptop runs for hours and hours, no issues.
    However, if on battery, third party, 9 cell, it will run for a varying amount of time, sometimes more than an hour, sometimes 5 minutes, then it will instantly and completely shutdown, with a little click. No warning, no battery low message, just instant off. It will restart when the power button is pushed a few minutes later.
    Is this an overheating issue, or something else?

    Why does this only happen on battery though, would it not get hot on ac too?

    I think it runs okay on the original battery, is it some problem with the 3rd party battery? I previously had a 12 cell battery that I returned for this same issue, replacing it with the 9 cell which seemed better for a while, but not anymore.

    Appreciate nay advice you can give.
     
    Cooldood, Oct 14, 2014
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  2. StormJumper

    StormJumper Notebook Virtuoso

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    Means bad battery....3rd party batteries are notorious for good and bad. What you described what the battery was doing is a sign of a poor battery and you need to get a OEM matching HP battery then you will avoid 3rd party battery problems.
     
    StormJumper, Oct 16, 2014
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