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  • artois7
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2011
    • 159
    #1

    Strange Dell D630 battery issue

    Bought 2 replacement Dell D620 / D630 batterys from eBay recently.

    They're aftermarket and didn't fit in the slot properly, but did go in with a bit of prying.

    One went in and all seemed fine, but I came to the machine after leaving it overnight and it was displaying 5 orange flashes and 1 green indicating battery failiure. This was about to be sold so I popped in the second battery I received and sent it off - it hasn't come back to me as faulty yet.

    I got the seller to send me a replacement for the first one, it arrived yesterday, and sure enough after a few hours of charging it flashes up with 5 orange flashes. The indicator light on both batteries is dead.

    What do you think caused this?
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    • SteveNielsen
      Retired Tech
      • Jun 2012
      • 2327
      • USA
      #2
      Re: Strange Dell D630 battery issue

      Looks like they're selling crap.

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        • artois7
          Senior Member
          • Mar 2011
          • 159
          #3
          Re: Strange Dell D630 battery issue

          I'd agree with that - bugger though as the genuine ones are way too dear for a refurbishment of this price tier. Anyone have a used battery that holds an hour charge in the UK knocking about?

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            • lti
              Badcaps Legend
              • May 2011
              • 2547
              • United States
              #4
              Re: Strange Dell D630 battery issue

              Yes, the generic batteries suck. Anker batteries seem to be okay, but I don't know how long they will last compared to the original battery from the laptop manufacturer. I don't know if you can get those, but they are the only replacement battery brand I've seen that claims to use good quality cells.
              Last edited by lti; 06-08-2014, 03:19 PM.

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                • SteveNielsen
                  Retired Tech
                  • Jun 2012
                  • 2327
                  • USA
                  #5
                  Re: Strange Dell D630 battery issue

                  I know. So we take our chances and keep our fingers crossed. An alternative is rebuilding the batteries from new cells.
                  Last edited by SteveNielsen; 06-08-2014, 03:22 PM.

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                    • stj
                      Great Sage 齊天大聖
                      • Dec 2009
                      • 30979
                      • Albion
                      #6
                      Re: Strange Dell D630 battery issue

                      i rebuild battery's i want from cells out of battery's from laptops i scrap.

                      i have a spare D630 pack btw, but i think it only runs for about 10min's so it's pretty much scrap.

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                        • cyberhack
                          Badcaps Veteran
                          • Feb 2013
                          • 466
                          • Uk
                          #7
                          Re: Strange Dell D630 battery issue

                          stj stick the battery in the freezer overnight in a bag.

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