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Frozen Battery

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Ryno
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I have a spare laptop battery that is 'frozen' per say. That is it wont charge, it was stuck at 53% but since it has declined down to 23%. The battery wont power the laptop when its unplug (it just turns off) and it wont charge when its plugged in.

Any tricks on how to "unfreeze" it so it charges again?
Jul 17 2006 1:00PM
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d-loc
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eh laptop batteries are hit n miss... mainly crap. Only thing you can really do is replace it with a new.
Jul 17 2006 1:05PM
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invader7
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buy a new one
Jul 17 2006 1:10PM
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Benzoate
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buy a new one
Jul 17 2006 3:26PM
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Dan.
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buy a new one
Jul 17 2006 3:34PM
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hk_
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Just buy a new one,aye?
Jul 17 2006 3:37PM
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garrett.
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yeba a ewna neoa
Jul 17 2006 3:38PM
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Ryno
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Thanks for all the great help. But im not about to drop 150 on another one.

It has frozen before and i got it back...eventually. Apperently there are no tricks to unlocking it
Jul 17 2006 4:00PM
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Alexander_Keith
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Jul 17 2006 4:01PM
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awsomecoolguy
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i had this power drill batery once that didnt charge then i droped it onto a cement floor and now it works. so i would say. fined something hard and hit it.
Jul 17 2006 4:03PM
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hk_
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Try to bash it hard at the table or something. Or drive over it with a car. Or maybe put it into a fire.
Jul 17 2006 4:04PM
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mothaeast
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Your power supply from your charger might be dead, or the transformer on the charger.
Or buy a new one..
Jul 17 2006 4:05PM
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SteveStepp
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Jul 17 2006 4:07PM
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Ryno
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Nope. The laptop charges the regular battery fine. Its just the other one that it doesnt charge
Jul 17 2006 4:15PM
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Apple
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yeah man, its shitty, but batteries do lose their charge over time, because they have a memory. The best way to avoid that from happening is to always drain the batterie completly before charging it. That way it wont develop the memory and lose its ability to retain a charge. its the same thing as with Ipod batteries...

the same thing happened to my mom's laptop... but she also refuses to get a new batterie because its too expensive.
Jul 17 2006 4:37PM
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Ryno
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The charge isnt gone either. This has happened before and it eventually started to charge again; it just seems frozen as it is.


And most batteries now dont have "memory" that plagued old batteries.
Jul 17 2006 4:40PM
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Apple
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... and yet, they cant put one in an Ipod...
Jul 17 2006 4:42PM
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yeti
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the lithium ion ones they use dont have a memory, they just use shitty batteries.
Jul 17 2006 7:48PM
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sexy_skier_babii
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i just sent my laptop in because it won't charge anymore, i've tried 2 new plug in chargers and they still won't make it charge, so i finally sent it back to dell.
Jul 17 2006 7:50PM
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Lord_Piot
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look around for a device that discharges the type of battery it is.

Jul 17 2006 8:58PM
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ski_cartel
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if your laptop is a apple they cover their battery's, i sent mine in and they gave me a new one. The downside is that your stuck with a laptop that cant go anywhere for at least a week
Jul 17 2006 9:03PM
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Peter.
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yeah ^^ talk to the company that makes the laptop and see about the warenttee and you might get a new batt. for free, it also might be a faulty battery
Jul 17 2006 9:20PM
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mad_540_trix
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i think you shoud......

buy a new one
Jul 17 2006 11:42PM
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Badfish2
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talk nice to it, and but it nice things... feed it some wine, that will unfreeze it
Jul 18 2006 1:14AM
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Jul 18 2006 2:33AM
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SteezePatrol
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let it completely drain then charge it
Jul 18 2006 2:34AM
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freelowda
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stick it in the microwave
Jul 18 2006 5:34AM
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freelowda
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defrost setting, naturally
Jul 18 2006 5:35AM
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Scratch*my*Back
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aw poor ryan.
sprinkle some magic dust all over it. if you ran out i have some at home.
Jul 18 2006 5:37AM
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Ryno
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i cant use it so i have to let it drain on its own and thats like 1% every 3 days...still 23% left
Jul 18 2006 3:47PM
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MLB
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Your battery is fucked. When you run anything in the cold a battery will lose its charge 2-3 times faster then in warm weather. Now if your battery is totally drained, if will gold 1/3 less of a charge then is used to be. I would just say, get a new one, and stop running it in the cold. Editing on the mountain is not a good idea.
Jul 18 2006 5:50PM
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Ryno
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I dont use it in the cold...it the summer and it quit...
Jul 18 2006 8:21PM
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Jake...
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well just do what you did there. i dont see a problem?
Jul 18 2006 10:12PM
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Ryno
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i have no idea what i did...it just came back. but this one has taken way to long (compared when it froze before)
Jul 19 2006 6:56AM
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Badfish2
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it was the Barry White, wasn't it?
Jul 19 2006 7:52AM
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Lord_Piot
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http://www.rccaraction.com/articles/htBuildDischarger_1.asp


same principal
Jul 19 2006 8:18AM
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Lord_Piot
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http://www.electronics-lab.com/articles/Li_Ion_reconstruct/index.html


if your not a pussy
Jul 19 2006 8:27AM
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Ryno
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Update: Well outta the blue today it started working again, somehow it charged to 100% and after 2 months of it being crap, i can use it.



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Jul 21 2006 10:03AM
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SteezePatrol
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because you listened to me and let it drain completely to get hte bad cell packs out and then refilled them.

admit it.
Jul 21 2006 9:47PM
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hartig
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you only said half of that....  just the let it drain part
Jul 21 2006 9:54PM
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SteezePatrol
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by draining it and recharging it he did what I said
Jul 22 2006 2:05AM
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Mat.
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hmm suprised to see that noones said it yet!

BUY A NEW ONE
Jul 22 2006 3:02AM
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ag.
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haha jsut send it back and get a brabd new one dood
Jul 22 2006 5:30AM
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Timmy_G
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I'd say let it thaw for a lil bit..

ok that was bad. Go get a new one.
Jul 22 2006 9:56AM
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Ryno
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It recharged at 19%.

And if i send it back, i gotta mail it to china.

Damn eBay.
Jul 23 2006 9:14PM
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