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Lap top and battery.
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| I have a question. Why do they make lap tops so you have to keep the
battery installed to run it? I have an old compaq, that doesn't have a
transformer, and it doesn't care if the battery is in there or not. Is
there a way to bypass this problem?
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| "Dana" <dana@panix.com> wrote in message
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>I have a question. Why do they make lap tops so you have to keep the
>battery installed to run it? I have an old compaq, that doesn't have a
>transformer, and it doesn't care if the battery is in there or not. Is
>there a way to bypass this problem?
Your Compaq has a transformer, inside.
As far as I know, not all modern laptops require a battery to be installed
in order to run from their wall transformer.
You may have a rather low-powered transformer that can charge the battery
but cannot always run the laptop by itself. It uses the battery like a
holding tank for moments when the laptop requires more current. What kind
of laptop are we talking about?
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| It is a toshiba. If you take the battery out, it won't power up. I thought
there might be a way to bypass and just use the wall transformer. I am a
blind person, so don't work on theese that much, but don't want to pay
$100 for a battery either.
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| "Dana" <dana@panix.com> wrote in message
news:Pine.NEB.4.63.0605122144280.1678@panix1.panix.com...
> It is a toshiba. If you take the battery out, it won't power up. I thought
> there might be a way to bypass and just use the wall transformer. I am a blind
> person, so don't work on theese that much, but don't want to pay $100 for a
> battery either.
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I wouldn't recommend trying to make your laptop work without a battery. Not
worth the risk. There are a number of battery suppliers on the web that will
sell you a battery for your computer for much less than $100. You might post
the laptop model, and if possible, the part or model number on the battery. We
can probably find a battery that will be easier on your bank account.
--
Dave M
MasonDG44 at comcast dot net (Just substitute the appropriate characters in the
address)
Some days you're the dog, some days the hydrant.
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