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    Sat. p30 Battery / charging problem

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by john_mcc, Sep 13, 2007.

  1. john_mcc

    john_mcc Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    My P30 isnt charging, the charger itself seems to be working because when I plug it into the machine the green charge light illumintaes on the front of the machine. If I leave the machine plugged in for a while it will charge and will then operate for most of the day running on the charger (it did this today). It then gets to a point where it drains the battery and refuses to recharge for a while. I am thinking that either the battery is faulty or there is something wrong with the charging electronics in the machine.

    Any ideas ?

    Help ;-)

    John
     
    john_mcc, Sep 13, 2007
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  2. j0rdy

    j0rdy Notebook Consultant

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    Hey, if it turns out to be a dud battery - make sure to visit toshiba's website to see if you got one of those 'exploding' batteries with your machine; if so then you can get a free replacement battery.

    Barring that, I think Toshiba's battery policy is 1 year from the date of purchase of the machine.

    - Jordan
     
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  3. Padmé

    Padmé NBR Super Pink Princess

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    Isn't that a pretty old notebook? If so, the battery is probably no good.
     
    Padmé, Sep 13, 2007
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    john_mcc Notebook Enthusiast

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    yes its a couple of years old, but this has started without warning ie. the battery was holding charge upto now. The only doubt I have is that there must be some electronics/ charging circuit. Is there an diagnostics I can run on the battery ?
     
    john_mcc, Sep 14, 2007
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  5. Padmé

    Padmé NBR Super Pink Princess

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    Actually I would like to know that myself. I know HP has one for their batteries.
     
    Padmé, Sep 14, 2007
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