Battery problems with Acer Travelmate

KurkO · 10-16-2005, 04:26 PM

A friend of mine has just given me an old Acer Travelmate 525. Unfortunely it has a quite important problem: it doesn't power on if it's not connected to the power supply (like if it wouldn't have the battery). If I disconnect the power when it's turned on it suddenly power off. So I don't know if the problem is the battery or if the problem is the connection between the battery and the notebook. The only thing I noticed is about the battery charge led: when I connect the notebook to the power supply it lights on (like if it was recharging) but after about 15 seconds it starts blinking. I searched everywhere to find out what this signal means (maybe it means that the battery does not function in the proper way) but I didn't find anything. Maybe some of you knows what it could mean. Please help me... I don't want to buy an expensive new battery to find out that it's useless.

spamdos · 10-16-2005, 11:46 PM

did u try disconecting the battery and reconnecting it

KurkO · 10-17-2005, 12:07 AM

Yes, I tried also disconnecting the battery and powering up without it. It powers up if connected to the power supply.

10-16-2005, 04:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
KurkO New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2	Battery problems with Acer Travelmate A friend of mine has just given me an old Acer Travelmate 525. Unfortunely it has a quite important problem: it doesn't power on if it's not connected to the power supply (like if it wouldn't have the battery). If I disconnect the power when it's turned on it suddenly power off. So I don't know if the problem is the battery or if the problem is the connection between the battery and the notebook. The only thing I noticed is about the battery charge led: when I connect the notebook to the power supply it lights on (like if it was recharging) but after about 15 seconds it starts blinking. I searched everywhere to find out what this signal means (maybe it means that the battery does not function in the proper way) but I didn't find anything. Maybe some of you knows what it could mean. Please help me... I don't want to buy an expensive new battery to find out that it's useless.

10-16-2005, 11:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
spamdos Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Age: 18 Posts: 1,107	did u try disconecting the battery and reconnecting it __________________ "Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum" Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe. Australia will rule the world one day.

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10-17-2005, 12:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
KurkO New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2	Yes, I tried also disconnecting the battery and powering up without it. It powers up if connected to the power supply.