Um so I got my cord an hour and a half ago and my powerbook g4 a1138 is not showin any signs of being charged. How much time does it take?
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Mine recognized the charging right away. Took a few hours to reach 100%. My only real gripe about this battery and cord is the cord has no "charging" indicator light where it connects to the computer, however, the internal battery indicator in the system settings recognized it and does work for me.
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Should start to charge almost immediately either you have a bad battery or a bad charging circuit assuming that the AC adapter is good
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I would expect a few hours for a full charge. What indicators do you have of battery level? There are indicators on the bottom of many packs. Push the button and see how many lights show. Also, if you are using your computer heavily with screen at full brightness, a lot of the juice will go into running the laptop. There won't be much left to recharge the battery. You might try putting it aside to sleep for an hour and checking back later. Of course, if the battery is bad or the calibration is way off, that is another thing. If you charge a sleeping computer all night and only get 30 minutes of use before it's dead again, that's not good. There are ways to address that but someone else may know off the top of their head.
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Sometimes the charger is bad? Check it by taking the battery out of the PC, then plug back in to the wall outlet. If your PC works the charger maybe bad?
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Mine did the same thing. It is charging, but the software doesn't recognize it. I installed an app called "coconut battery" to tell me when it was fully charged.
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Mine has been charging for 6 hours and still red, not sure what to do...Only time I saw green light was when I first put the batteries on the charger while still unplugged. I thought this was odd.
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Oh sorry I have not charged it yet I bought it recently and it is still charged :)
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I have received the same problem with this battery. I suspect there may be something wrong with the charge regulating circuitry within the battery itself. The laptop should still work with the power cable plugged in.
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I agree with the other respondent, I left the laptop off, then charged it for the recommended time period. and for the next few charges, I fully discharged the battery and recharged it for the full charge. I have used it for several weeks and it seem to hold a 2+ hour useage time before recharging, depending on use. DVD watching uses more juice.
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You may want to contact the seller. I didnt have such issues. You may have already done this, but to double check unplug the power cord just to make sure the battery is working.
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Is it plugged in when this happens? If so, have you checked the power icon in the lower right corner of the taskbar to see whether it is receiving a charge from the power cord?
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You simply plug in the cord to charge it; if it still doesn't work then there's something wrong with the laptop itself.
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I charged it overnight. Don't know how long it takes for it to start working.
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I believe you were supposed to charge it for several hours when you first got it. I can't locate the paper that came with mine right this minute but I'm pretty sure that's what it said. In any case, it sounds like its no good and you need to return it.
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M Brown. It took an overnight charging and I had to go to my setting to get my computer to communicate with my keypad. Hope this helps a little. Just so you know I had trouble also. Teresa
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There should be a white cable in the bottom of the box that the keyboard came in. You will need to hook us the keyboard to your computer USB (not sure if a wall charger USB works, I never tried it) and it should take maybe 3 hours to charge it fully. If you need anymore details I would totally recommend- that you e-mail GSA. They are very quick with responding! Good luck!
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I would like to know myself..When my battery arrived it wasn't even charged...Charged it for over 24 hours before my screen would even come up, so I could log on! Then the battery went dead again! If I have to keep charging it for 24 hours, each time I need to use my laptop, my only alternative is to send it bk, request a refund and purchase from the store I bought from, before this! This product is anything but Superior Choice!!
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Want to know when the battery issue is resolved.The laptop seems great, but the battery work for just one hour instead of 6.5hours and there is a need to resolve this issue as soon as possible.
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If you charge from your computer USB, it is about 24 hours. From most Apple Computers it's only 18 hours and from a more Powerful Tablet Charger or Home-Wall Charger it takes around 12-15 hours. The Powerbank 15000 has a huge battery and that takes it's time.
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Regina, that's a good question. The info sheet that came with the device claimed I think 150 hrs. of continuous use, which seemed like a misprint to me. When I plug the charger in the blue light comes on but goes out within about 5 minutes, which may mean it's charged. I think I'll wait until it runs out to learn the answer as I can always go back to the onscreen keyboard while it charges. You might ask someone who's owned it longer. Charles
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No problem! I'll try to do some more testing tonight, but so far I've only tried charging the tablet itself. The only way I was able to verify that it charged was to make note of the battery life before plugging it in, then check the numerical status after 20 minutes. During that time, my battery widget showed an increase from 94% to 97%. I'm not sure if the keyboard dock needs the full 2 A to set off the LED charging indicator (since that's what the OEM AC adapter ouputs) but I'll try it out tonight and report back. Either way, if you're interested in picking one of these up, I just got mine for $60 shipped from buy.com No problem! I'll try to do some more testing tonight, but so far I've only tried charging the tablet itself. The only way I was able to verify that it charged was to make note of the battery life before plugging it in, then check the numerical status after 20 minutes. During that time, my battery widget showed an increase from 94% to 97%. I'm not sure if the keyboard dock needs the full 2 A to set off the LED charging indicator (since that's what the OEM AC adapter ouputs) but I'll try it out tonight and report back. Either way, if you're interested in picking one of these up, I just got... » Read More No problem! I'll try to do some more testing tonight, but so far I've only tried charging the tablet itself. The only way I was able to verify that it charged was to make note of the battery life before plugging it in, then check the numerical status after 20 minutes. During that time, my battery widget showed an increase from 94% to 97%. I'm not sure if the keyboard dock needs the full 2 A to set off the LED charging indicator (since that's what the OEM AC adapter ouputs) but I'll try it out tonight and report back. Either way, if you're interested in picking one of these up, I just got mine for $60 shipped from buy.com « Show Less