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Re: First: 2008 Batteries are D-Y-I-N-G.

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Originally Posted by RyanN View Post
Anyone know why the battery on my laptop will last for 30 minutes at 70+% then instantly (and I really many instantly) go to 7%. It's about a year old.
That can also be an artifact of the way battery charge level is calculated by the computer.
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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz View Post
with a glass mat separating the plates
Think of pink fiberglass insulation, but squished a bit to make them somewhat stiff (but not rigid). Some call AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) batteries by the name "Fleece" batteries, the fiberglass sheets look like wool fleece.
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Originally Posted by 1075guy View Post
we had a battery that showed full charge and dropped immediately under any load
That indicates a broken electrical connection inside the battery, either between cells or from cell to terminal. Usually caused by mishandling. The connection can handle the microamps of the voltmeter, but not the milliamps (or more0 of a real load.

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