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    Charging current for HP ENVY 15m-dr0011dx laptop

    I've got a 15" ENVY laptop here, model 15m-dr0011dx. The customer complained that the power adapter was getting really hot and that it seemed like the battery would deplete quickly - like it would go from 35% to nothing, very fast. I tested this battery (SA04XL) on my NLBA Battery Analyzer and it passed all the test except charging cycles which were at 172 - and that doesn't seem high to me. I was thinking maybe this battery had high internal resistance, but all cells were reported at 108ohm, balanced across the board.

    I connected my power supply to it(lid closed) with 19.5v 4a setting, and initially it was drawing 400ma. after a few seconds, it jumped up to 2 amps. That seems awfully high to me. I thought charging current was generally under 1 amp.

    Any guidance from the laptop gods here?

    **ADDITIONAL INFO UPDATE** It goes from 456ma to 2.1a exactly 10 seconds after power is connected. I also replaced the battery and found the same numbers.
    Last edited by survivalbloke; 04-05-2023, 09:27 AM.

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    Re: Charging current for HP ENVY 15m-dr0011dx laptop

    It is normal the current goes over 2a when it is charging.
    maybe you must calibrate the battery.

    Greeting

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      #3
      Re: Charging current for HP ENVY 15m-dr0011dx laptop

      Originally posted by Stevedb View Post
      It is normal the current goes over 2a when it is charging.
      maybe you must calibrate the battery.

      Greeting
      Thanks!

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        Re: Charging current for HP ENVY 15m-dr0011dx laptop

        It differs from model to model as battery specs/charging IC specs varies between models. However, i've seen abnormal current draw(though it charges fine) due to bad charging IC. Very recently, i had a HP15-BS model with LA-E801P motherboard where current draw in off condition was 2.92A and it was charging fine but was heating alot around charging area. After replacing BQ25A controller, current draw in off condition is 1.2A. So there is no definite answer to your query .

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          Re: Charging current for HP ENVY 15m-dr0011dx laptop

          Originally posted by mcplslg123 View Post
          It differs from model to model as battery specs/charging IC specs varies between models. However, i've seen abnormal current draw(though it charges fine) due to bad charging IC. Very recently, i had a HP15-BS model with LA-E801P motherboard where current draw in off condition was 2.92A and it was charging fine but was heating alot around charging area. After replacing BQ25A controller, current draw in off condition is 1.2A. So there is no definite answer to your query .
          Thank you for sharing that experience!

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