The original battery in my laptop lasted about 3 1/2 years. I bought a new one about 7 months ago. That now won't stay charged for long. So I bought another new one, not from the same shop though.

We got in touch with the seller on taobao.com Their web page says, "if it goes wrong within a year, we will replace it."

However, she said, "You used it wrong."

I put the new battery in my laptop. Guilty! I was not aware that counts as misuse!

My girlfriend says, it is easy to fix: just wrap it in newspaper, (must be newspaper, not anything else) and put it in the freezer for 48 hours.

Others say, take out the battery when you are running on the charger. Or charge it fully and run it dry when new 3 times. Old wives' tales?

Did my second battery go wrong because of misuse or shoddy workmanship? How to make the battery last longer?

Feel the back jack where the power adapter plugs in. Is it too hot to touch? Like real hot?

I had to solder a new female jack in the back of one my laptops for a problem like you describe.
YMMV from mine how ever.

A faulty power connector like rokytnji suggests should not go unnoticed. Heat is a sign, but your battery charging indicator should also show abnormal behaviour.

And else... consider the battery as consumable. And no, none of the superstitious magic works. A battery should stay in the laptop. The charger turns off when the battery is full.

jlinkels

I keep thinking I should do something about mine too ....
It sits in the lounge (heavy 15") rather than get carried around, so not the issue it could be for others. Does just fine for ssh.

The freezer trick is for failing hard drives but not for batteries.

The charge/drain cycles is for calibrating the laptop.

Although there are many factors basically the life of a battery is determined by the number of charge cycles. Age and each charge cycle degrades the battery a bit with the typically life span with constant usage about 4-5 years.

The laptop could be running to hot which could damage the battery. It could be charging at to high a temperature or rate.

The battery should not drop below 20% nor charge continuously and as stated the charger is smart so that does not happen. With long term storage the battery should be kept about 50% from what I have read for Li-ion type.

Thanks for the replies!

The battery is definitely not hot! See how long this one lasts!

If I wrap my girlfriend in newspaper (no other paper) and put her in the freezer for 48 hours, will she come out refreshed and rejuvenated?

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No idea but not a good idea as she certainly won't come out "hot"

Is that sexist? Did I just write that out loud? Oops!

Play Bonny!

She'll probably be even more frigid that she was when you first met her!!

Hi,

If you do not use your Laptop mobile and leave it plugged in all the time then I suggest that you load the system by removing the power pack and use battery power. That way your charge cycle will help to elongate the life of the battery. Lithium batteries do not like to be float charged over long periods of time. Or left in the Laptop over long periods of time without a load. I occasionally will remove my battery just to wipe the contacts by reinserting since our humidity can be high at times.

Hope this helps.
Have fun & enjoy!