2003 vintage Packard Bell Easynote H5 battery will not hold its charge for more than a month.

I've just attempted to start-it this morning after 2 months of no-use (it was left fully charged) and its was dead as a door knocker.

After 30 minutes of recharging It has re-started. The battery hasn't lost capacity (usually lasts unsupported for an hour) but it just won't hold a charge for long.

I have considered fitting a simple isolating switch which would disconnect the battery in situ when the machine was not in use. But obviously that's a bit of a fag to install and possibly could have some advierse effects if the switch faults when the machine is running.

My experience with li-pos is that they seem to hold charge better than li-ion, so i was wondering if Li-pos of the equivalent charge capacity (4400 to 7800 Mah) , size and shape are produced and if so, where i can get one ?

Nick

Edited 1 July, 201214 yr by Clunkclick

Why not just buy a straight replacement, your original's lasted nearly ten years.

Even if you disconnect the battery from the computer with an isolater, batteries generally aren't designed for holding a charge for long periods, in my experience.

There is internal self discharge, which you can do nothing about.

Just buy a new one to replace the original and charge it at least once a month.

Laptop batteries are consumables I'm afraid.

As said, just buy a new one. Don't try to replace a Li-ion with Li-Po, the charging circuit will not be compatible and they have a tendency to explode if they are wrongly charged.

I always remove the battery from my lappy when on mains power, like all batteries, the constant draining and recharing has a detrimental effect on the cells. As Aspman says, they're more or less a consumable. By the way, isn't Li-Po one of the Tellytubbies oriental cousins?

Na it's the RnB version of Po

bit like:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil%27_Kim