Useless Sony batteries

[gordonpearson]

The battery on my Vaio notebook now lasts five minutes and while still showing 82% unused crashes even before the recorded announcement of low battery is completed. Is there any way of reviving batteries?

[kee-lo_]

Thanks for that excellent look into battery life Tanik

[tellingd]

Yeah, very informative - and helpful :smileygrin:

[kee-lo_]

Hello everyone,

I read an article on notebook battery life("SVM" french magazine March 2004). They said every nobetook battery have 2 year to live. 
Theire advert is :

Buy quickly as possible a new battery because later Sony battery price will be more expensive because our notebook will be older.

Sony, could you comfirm this information ?

Thank you

antoine

Antoine,

I thought I would reply to you here rather than PM, as I think it's important everyone seens my response.

All batteries are different, so this 2 years business from SVM magazine is a bit exagerated. I would say that's the AVERAGE, but some notebook batteries have lasted >5yrs. I do agree with SVM that buying a battery might be a sound investiment for the future, and you should consider it if you have spare cash.

[IMeekins]

Interesting to learn of other people's battery problems. My Vaio has deciced to stop charging altogether, although it still works on mains. I asked Sony what I should do - answer "buy another battery" - obvious really. I now have two batteries that won't charge !! Anyone got any bright idea's ( other than buy an abacus) how to get the damn thing to charge ?? - IAN

[bouzebda]

You may have some problems with your charging device IN your laptop, but before sending back your vaio to sony, check these quind of things:

- What does your vaio show about your battery? 0% charged? or 100% ???
- Is the charging Led "on", when trying to charge the battery?
- Are the battery/ charger contactors "Clean" (must be checked on the old battery), you may have dust, oxydation...

C U

Tarik

[Munzab]

You may have some problems with your charging device IN your laptop, but before sending back your vaio to sony, check these quind of things:

-  What does your vaio show about your battery? 0% charged? or 100% ???
-  Is the charging Led "on", when trying to charge the battery?
-  Are the battery/ charger contactors "Clean" (must be checked on the old battery), you may have dust, oxydation...

C U

Tarik

Just browsing through.. i dontknow if anyone will answer to that or if Tarik is still around...

i have the same problem with two batteries.
Mine shows 100% charging on both, and will die as soon as i get off the mains..

Charging LED is off, but then because the pc reports it being >85%, the manual says its normal to be off...

i have no idea, anyone help?

[kee-lo_]

It's a long time since I have seen this thread, but it doesn't seem to be a common problem.

How old are the batteries?

[Munzab]

id say one's about 2 and a half years the other 1 year old...

ive just bought another one. hopefully itll work. waiting for it to be delivered.

[Eugenepang]

har my old vaio x18 battery had been dead for years.. its doesnt bother me coz i used it as desktop.. and my current new a317s battery had been take out coz i used it as desktop too LOL.. anyway it wont last for more than 2hours so why bother put it in :smileygrin:

[Munzab]

well ,the reason i have a pcg-sr series one is for portability.

im a student and im the hospital library all the time. With all the textbooks, lugging a desktop in my back is not really recommended healthwise


thats why battery life is important, while im in lectures (instead of dozing), i could be able to surf or type my projects using the battery...