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    Battery Life Problem

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by skunkbro, Dec 2, 2006.

  1. skunkbro

    skunkbro Newbie

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    Hey guys, my sony sz38gp have a battery problem i think since the first day.

    Everytime i fully charged it, the battery indicator always drop greatly to about 90% after i plug out the charger and the battery life is not as long as stated its only about 2hrs plus and i used 3 bar brightness and all devices off except for wifi.

    I notice this problem but i couldn't search for a solution other then using battery saving schemes. Guys pls help..... :)
     
    skunkbro, Dec 2, 2006
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  2. Zero

    Zero The Random Guy

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    If yor battery drops instantly from 100% to 90%, when you take your AC Adapter out, then there is something wrong with the notebook. Its probably, just a problem with the circuit in the battery, which monitors its capacity. If it drops from 100% to 90% overnight, it is nthing to worry about. Almost all notebooks do this, but it seems some Sony models do it more than others.
     
    Zero, Dec 2, 2006
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  3. Ibegabby

    Ibegabby Newbie

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    I just joined and I have had the same prob. from go 1 with my lap top.. Unplug it and within 20 min the wireless wont hold it and it dies and I have to plug it in. Something definately wrong . If you find out please e-mail me and let me know.
     
    Ibegabby, Dec 2, 2006
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  4. skunkbro

    skunkbro Newbie

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    Thx Zero, i'll check up with sony support and find out a solution.
     
    skunkbro, Dec 3, 2006
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  5. foxy

    foxy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Same problem. It goes from 100% to 70% in 20 min.
    It started few weeks ago.
    Before it was OK (I have it from april 2006)
    Does this mean that I have to replace my battery (SZ1XP) ?
     
    foxy, Jan 30, 2007
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  6. biumoc

    biumoc Notebook Consultant

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    It happens with SZ only. There is no problem with other models.
     
    biumoc, Jan 30, 2007
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  7. NsxMugen

    NsxMugen Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just bought a sz270 couple of days ago and after my sz is fully charged and it saids it was at 100%. after i unplug the ac adapter it went down to 93% within a couple of seconds later. does that mean i need to replace my battery or is there something wrong with my system?? by the way i get around 3 1/2hrs when i just surf on the web.
     
    NsxMugen, Jan 30, 2007
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  8. Lyshen

    Lyshen Notebook Evangelist

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    If your battery is able to last a while, I don't know... something around 2+ hours perhaps the battery is fine, just the internal monitoring circuit has something up?

    Mine lasted fine for over 7 months but about a month ago I noticed that the battery life decreased significantly. I used to get around 2-3 hours easy with wifi in heavy use. But then it suddenly tanked and I get around 20 minutes tops if I'm lucky. It would literally go from 100% at unplug to 60% area within 1-2 minutes. And down to 5% in about 10-15 minutes.After a few times of that I decided it was time to get a new battery.

    With a new battery everything was fine again, getting easily 2+ hours with wifi use.
     
    Lyshen, Jan 30, 2007
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  9. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    I suggest trying calibration, otherwise, a new battery.
     
    Gautam, Jan 30, 2007
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