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    TZ90's battery discharging itself

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by JamesCC, Aug 21, 2007.

  1. JamesCC

    JamesCC Notebook Guru

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    First I fully charged the battery detached it for about 20 hours then put it back and for my suprise there was just 94% of battery life.

    Anyone else has this problem ?

    Thanks in advance
     
    JamesCC, Aug 21, 2007
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  2. anawrahta

    anawrahta Notebook Enthusiast

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    Batteries will lose charge after a while even if you aren't using them.
     
    anawrahta, Aug 21, 2007
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  3. ubercool

    ubercool Notebook Deity

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    This is perfectly normal. Having 94-96% of battery life left after a few hours of sleeping is irritating but quite typical. :)
     
    ubercool, Aug 21, 2007
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  4. JamesCC

    JamesCC Notebook Guru

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    I actually didn't use the standby mode, I just unplugged the battery from the laptop.

    Well, it kind of suprises me because my Acer's batteries didn't do such a thing. I was using one battery for a week then swapped it with another one which was still showing 100%.

    Now the question might be, was it really 100% ? :) Not that I don't trust the software, but Acer is Acer if you know what I mean :)
     
    JamesCC, Aug 21, 2007
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  5. Nanaki

    Nanaki Notebook Evangelist

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    True. They could have a buffer where the battery reads 100% when it reaches X%+, say 95-100% are all shown as 100%. Who knows, though!

    There isn't anything to worry about, James. Your battery is fine.
     
    Nanaki, Aug 21, 2007
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  6. JamesCC

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    Yup, thank you, glad to hear there's nothing wrong with it :)
     
    JamesCC, Aug 21, 2007
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    perfectly normal, same thing with my TZ and all electronics that use batteries. Even if off, they will discharge gradually.
     
    Outrigger, Aug 21, 2007
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