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Notebook Battery + Charger ?

post #1 of 7
11/15/09 at 5:21pm
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I bought a new Dell notebook in June 2008. In June 2009, the power supply stopped working..... 10 days out of warranty. I bought a new one on ebay non-OEM. From June of 2009 until November of 2009, everything was working normally. The battery would not hold a charge. I bought a new one non-OEM on ebay. The second battery would not hold a charge so I sent it back (waiting for a refund). I bought a third battery non-OEM and higher priced then the second battery. The third battery will not hold a charge.

My questions are:
Could I have had three bad batteries in a row?
Could the second power supply stopped putting out the required power to charge a battery?

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thank You....Rick
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post #2 of 7
11/15/09 at 9:16pm
A laptop make/model might help. Also, do you have separate charge/ac power lights? If so, is the charging light on when you're on ac power or is it just the ac power light?
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post #3 of 7
11/15/09 at 10:35pm
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Dell Vostro 1400. AC Power light on. Battery charging light on. I swapped power supplies with my wife's Dell 600m. They are interchangeable. The battery seems to be taking a charge as I write this.
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post #4 of 7
11/15/09 at 10:40pm
Yes, if the charging light is on the charging circuit itself is less likely to be at fault.
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post #5 of 7
11/15/09 at 10:51pm
I have had bad experiences with non-OEM chargers and batteries. They fail very quickly from what I've seen..

I say go OEM.
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post #6 of 7
11/15/09 at 11:02pm
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intoflatlines: I hear you but my wallet doesn't !!!
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post #7 of 7
11/15/09 at 11:05pm
Eh, I'm running non-oem chargers and a non-oem battery on three different machines with no issues (so far). Definitely takes some luck though.
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