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Re: battery voltage

 

Hi, I had to buy new batteries as well. I bought the two above:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004HFGRFQ/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004XNNAP2/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00

both worked great on my ul30vt

:)

On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 8:14 AM, Áron Cserkaszky <cserkaszky@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hey list
>
> I have a two years old UL30VT with the default 5600mAh battery, and the
> battery stopped working now, meaning that it does not even switch on
> when only the battery is present. I did some investigations and the only
> unusal thing is the low battery voltage, instead of the 15V (according
> to specs) acpi tells me that it outputs only 12616mV. (when its in the
> machine but the AC is plugged in too)
>
> Could you run this command for me on your machines:
> cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/state | grep voltage
> and then send me the result?
>
> I would appreciate it, because if your batteries have normal voltage
> then I can rest in peace that the battery is to blame, and a buying a
> new one from amazon will solve my problems.
> Please write me in private and then after a few days I will reply to the
> list with the stats of your answers.
>
> Thanks in advance
> Aron
>
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