On Wed, Mar 02, 2016 at 02:34:28PM -0800, pe...@easthope.ca wrote: > In a second test, using the machine without > external power, the warningless shutdown happened > at about 25% charge level.
That's an improvement, but it could be random. > From: Richard Smith <smithb...@gmail.com>, Tue, 1 Mar 2016 21:45:14 -0500 > > As others have said your battery is probably just showing its age. > > 1.5 was built in 2010-2011 so unless you got a new battery its 5 > > or so years old. > > The machine was used when I purchased it about > three years ago. Likely the battery was original > then and I have not replaced it since. Yes, this > is probably the factory original battery. Likely to be showing age. The battery serial number has a date embedded in the sequence, in case you want to be sure. > > If you do run the capacity test I'd be interested in seeing your results. > > I've glanced at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Batman . > Will have to read more carefully before trying > a "capacity test" and collecting any power log. Wrong link. For a capacity test, do not use Batman, but use olpc-pwr-log from the Terminal activity. http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Troubleshooting_Battery#Capacity_test > FWIIW, a full charge in the battery still runs the > machine for more than an hour. That doesn't sound like much. > Any comments about having the battery rebuilt > by a local shop vs. trying to buy a replacement? Discussions on this have ensued on a private mailing list of volunteers, hopefully they'll post here some day! -- James Cameron http://quozl.netrek.org/ _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel