On 09/10/2024 14:08, Terry Coles via dorset wrote:
On 09/10/2024 14:02, Ralph Corderoy wrote:
Run it from the mains with no battery installed?
I have to go out shortly, but I'll try that, just in case.
The laptop runs perfectly with the battery removed, so it is not a
complete write-off :-)
So the only question remains; is the fault with the charging circuit on
the motherboard, or with the battery itself? If it's the charging
circuit, then the laptop effectively become a desktop with limited
roaming capabilities; not good at the WMT where there the few mains
sockets aren't necessarily where I would want to work. If the battery
has been shot, then the situation is recoverable at some (additional)
expense. I would be prepared to replace the battery again if I could be
sure that the motherboard is otherwise OK.
I gather that battery analysers are available for lots of loot, so I'll
try ringing around to see if any repair shops have one and can test the
thing out.
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