Battery losing power

Susan1942

I have a HP Pavilion G6 laptop and now it is losing the charge very quickly It will say 90mins but within say 30 it is out of power The laptop is 2 years 8 months old Do I need to replace the battery and if I do how is this done? How much is a new battery likely to cost ? Advice would be appreciated. Sue

50Twuncle

You can spend a fortune on a genuine HP battery or you can spend perhaps 1/2 of this on a "pattern part" battery
It simply unclips from the rear/bottom of the case
http://www.laptopsandspares.com/batpsq2062b-5l-hp-pavilion-g6-series-laptop-battery?gclid=CIHmt9aA-sACFSLnwgodGKcAzQ is a decent option - just google battery g6 and take your pick
Just be aware that any replacement battery will need careful usage (FULLY charge when flat - not before) to get anywhere near almost 3 years life out of it...

LabMac

Hi Sue,

Hopefully this could be a quick fix, I believe your battery might be suffering from something called the Memory Effect.
Basically it's to do with the battery being used down to say 20,30,40,50% then being recharged before being fully discharged.

The Good news is, if this is the case its an easy and FREE fix. all you need to do is totally run down the battery until the laptop physically turns itself off completely.
then try to start it up again - without charging it or plugging it in.
do this until the laptop will not turn on, no lights or fans illuminate or run - you want it totally dead - devoid of all power.

Then plug it to charge whilst powered off for minimum of around 12 hours. do not use it or turn it on during this time, and even if the indicator displays fully charged after a couple of hours, keep charging up to as close as you can to 12 hours.

This process effectively restores the battery - kind of reminding it of its total capacity and hopefully sorting it out.

Give it a go before you shell out on a new battery.
and even if you have to buy a new battery there's no sense in buying brand specific.

Dell Parts, Toshiba, Matsui, Sony etc...all made in Japan, probably same factory and just given different names :-)

Hope it helps

Mac

Chino

LabMac wrote: »

I believe your battery might be suffering from something called the Memory Effect.
Basically it's to do with the battery being used down to say 20,30,40,50% then being recharged before being fully discharged.

What makes you believe this? From the Wikipedia entry on Lithium-ion batteries (which I'll admit doesn't make it necessarily true):

"Lithium-ion batteries are common in consumer electronics. They are one of the most popular types of rechargeable batteries for portable electronics, with a high energy density, no memory effect, and only a slow loss of charge when not in use."

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery)

Laz123

Chino wrote: »

What makes you believe this? From the Wikipedia entry on Lithium-ion batteries (which I'll admit doesn't make it necessarily true):

"Lithium-ion batteries are common in consumer electronics. They are one of the most popular types of rechargeable batteries for portable electronics, with a high energy density, no memory effect, and only a slow loss of charge when not in use."

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery)

Because this recalibrates the battery. It won't do any further harm anyway to try it.

Susan1942

Thanks I will try this and see how it goes I tended to have it plugged in most of the time except when I take it through to the bedroom in the am or at night I may well have created a problem for myself Now I am just letting it run down It is saying 1 hour 1 minute at the moment Will see how long it takes to run it down completely. Will let you know how it goes

Thanks again

Sue

Susan1942

I have carried out the 12 hour charge suggested and this am it lasted for about 95 mins I have had it on charge again and also it will do around 90 mins
I have looked at a few forums on questions I have googled I think the problem I have is that I have tended to use it pluged in a lot of the time and this appears to create a problem Not sure whether to just go on using it plugged in maybe take out the battery or just carry on using it plugged in with battery in situ
Third option is to replace the battery I did take the battery out to look at it but not sure about no's etc
further advice would be appreciated I don't have a problem using it plugged in as I use it on my Lounge/Dining room table for the greater part.
Thanks again for the advice already given

Sue

Quiet_Spark

Based on what you said in your first post, and based upon your latest statistics, the battery is f**ked.
Either buy a new one (and possibly get another year if you observe Li-Ion charging rules), or ditch the battery and run it off the mains.

Susan1942

Thanks probably just run it plugged in Will have a look and see which battery I might need ? Thanks for your reply
Sue