Toshibal laptop not charging past 80%
I have a fairly new Toshiba satellite series laptop and I've noticedthat it stops charging the battery when it reaches 80%charged. I don't recall if that's normal because I'm pretty sure the battery c...
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kellertx5er wrote:ReadyToGo wrote:
My toshiba which is over 2 years old, is plugged in 98 percent of the time. My last toshiba was plugged in about 5 years and 98 percent of the time. Never had a problem with the battery.
I am curious how one would know if they had a battery problem when the battery is used only 2% of the time.
How true.
The easiest way to check out the current battery would be to use the laptop on battery power alone. See how many hours it will go before it warns of "low battery". Most likely the amount of time will be much less than original time when new (or what was mentioned in specifications received back then.
I have an Asus i7 gaming 17 inch gaming computer from late 2010. The battery when new was only good for 1 3/4 hours. Since I replaced a desk top computer I too use the computer when plugged in most of the time at the same desk the old computer resided on.
Generally the computer is only used on battery when going on longer RV trips between spring and fall. Just short of 3 years the battery showed signs of less time on battery. Also; if I left the laptop home and unplugged from AC to protect from possible electrical storms, the battery might drop to 90 to 95% charge. When plugging in when getting home the laptop indicator started blinking red/green alternately. It was an indication of a battery no longer capable of 100%soc (same as your RV batteries.) The Asus site stated that this battery was normally needing replacement soon after 1.5 years.
