[olpc-community-support] display says 'Battery discharging 96%' when plugged in.

oldrocker jl at lanford.com
Fri Dec 21 19:52:18 EST 2007



richard at laptop.org wrote:
> oldrocker wrote:
> 
> > Hi, I received my X0 a few hours ago.   
> > I plugged in power adaptor.
> > This has been 3 hours and 
> > the battery indicator still says 'Battery discharging 96%'
> > 
> > I powered off, removed and re-inserted the battery, but sill no change.
> > 
> > Is it a bad battery?  
> > Dirty connections?
> > or ???
> > 
> 
> The EC code shipped in G1G1 sometimes gets charging/discharging 
> confused.  I've got it fixed and it should show up in the update.1 release.
> 
> Unplug you battery and replug it back in and it should clear up.  In 
> general you can trust the battery LED.  If its green then you are fully 
> charged. Which is anywhere between 90 and 100%


Richard, I did that and still the batteryLED seems 'yellow' (the same as the power LED)  I unplugged power and the battery LED went out.   I'll run down the battery and see what happens.

- oldrocker







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