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    Battery gets REALLY hot.

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by hotblack_desiato, Nov 23, 2011.

  1. hotblack_desiato

    hotblack_desiato Notebook Consultant

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    So, recently, I was running my computer on battery while watching code monkeys, when I realized that the portion of the palmrest where the battery is was EXTREMELY hot. Really uncomfortably hot. Then I felt the battery, and it was hot as hell. So I took the battery out. It also kinda smells bad.

    Is this something I should be concerned about?
     
    hotblack_desiato, Nov 23, 2011
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  2. Eldaren

    Eldaren Notebook Evangelist

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    I would say so. Excessive heat could be signs of a bad/dying battery.
     
    Eldaren, Nov 23, 2011
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    hotblack_desiato Notebook Consultant

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    well that would suck. I wish I could find a way to measure the heat of the battery, but all that comes up in hwmonitor is the voltage. It probably doesn't have a heat monitor.
     
    hotblack_desiato, Nov 24, 2011
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  4. J.P.@XoticPC

    J.P.@XoticPC Company Representative

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    Definitely contact your reseller on this one, batteries have a 1 year warranty so you should be able to get it replaced pretty easily.
     
    J.P.@XoticPC, Nov 25, 2011
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