Um, an actual Dell battery that's been refurbed by someone other than Dell is no longer an "actual Dell battery".
And more likely than a lithium fire is simply "old batteries". Batteries degrade just sitting on shelf. Carl -----Original Message----- From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 3:05 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell battery replacement still giving warning Actually it's supposed to be an actual Dell battery that's been refurbed by someone other than Dell, so it doesn't have the Dell sticker price. :-) Still, it may be better if we can't get this working, to go ahead and pay the $80 or so that Dell wants for a new battery.. -----Original Message----- From: Kramer, Jack [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 2:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Dell battery replacement still giving warning Off-brand battery? I've used them before when I need something cheap and immediate but with batteries, you really get what you pay for. Also you run the risk of off-brands being made with defective cells and there's nothing more fun than a lithium fire in your lap! ---- Jack Kramer Computer Systems Specialist University Relations, Michigan State University w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955 On 2/21/11 1:39 PM, "John Aldrich" <[email protected]> wrote: >Well, we didn't go through Dell... they wanted about 3 times what we paid >for it on Amazon. :-) I've contacted the vendor and we'll see...but I >thought maybe there might be a way to reset the "counter" or something. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Kramer, Jack [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 1:29 PM >To: NT System Admin Issues >Subject: Re: Dell battery replacement still giving warning > >Isn't there a standard 1-year warranty on the D-series batteries? We >usually go through the battery's life every year and a half to two years. >If it's already failing I'd call Dell and have them get you a new one. > >---- >Jack Kramer >Computer Systems Specialist >University Relations, Michigan State University >w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955 > >On 2/21/11 1:04 PM, "John Aldrich" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>My Google-Fu is failing me today. One of my users told me late last year >>that he was getting a warning on his laptop that his battery was reaching >>the end of it's useable life, so I bought him a replacement. His new >>battery >>is saying the same thing and is only lasting about 45 minutes at most, >>even >>after several full discharge and recharge cycles. >>Is there a trick to resetting the lifetime counter on these things? I >>think >>he's got a Latitude D-series. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
