Faulty Battery Experience

I must say this has been a surprisingly pleasent experience. I am about 2 months shy of the 18 month cutoff and the battery died 2 days ago. No warnings or anything. Since I am travelling with the thing I immidiately bought a replacement on Ebay for $60. This morning I saw the battery recall sticky and called in. The Rep. was very nice and was able to pull up the correct info in about 4 minutes. He asked a bunch of questions, got my address and the new battery is being shipped in a couple business days. And now I have 2 batteries on the way. So I have a FYI and a question
Does anyone know what the shelf life of a Lithum Ion battery is? I am planning on using just 1 of the batteries and keep the other for later. Please let me know if you have any suggestions. The one I bought cannot be sent back.
FYI
The Rep did not have any information on what the problem with the batteries was, but indicated that the would be sending me a return shipping label to send the faulty one back. A good thing since these batteries have to be disposed on a certain way.

if you keep the battery at 40 to 50 percent charge level, it should be okay to store for 2 years, but my suggestion is you use them interchangeably. Some of the batteries made by Sanyo and Sony have contamination in them that shortens their lifetime from 2-3 years to around 10-12 months, in extreme cases the battery may overheat to an extent that it self detonates as in some earlier Sony batteries.

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Charging Questions, I Have a Faulty Battery...

Hi! I heard that the battery used in the iPhone can safely be charged during the night without causing problems and that draining it down to as low as it can be (even turning it on after it powers off on its own) actually helps the battery last longer. I can't provide a link to the site that told me this, unfortunately... Is it true, though?
Also, my iPhone has a faulty battery and I think it have a faulty speaker, too. The battery image on my iPhone never reaches the end no matter how long its charged. It reaches about 90%. I saw an image online comparing the battery picture that the faulty battery has and the one that reaches the end and glows on regular batteries. Anyone else have these problems? Thanks!

it is a good rule of thumb to take the battery and charge it over night before using it or keeping it attached to the charger. Then in the morning use it until it is completely dead. I only do this about once a month or sometimes longer than that but for the first initial charge you should do that. you say it doesn't get above 90%; i had a similar problem and then i turned it off when it got as high as it would go and turned it back on again and it started charging up further(to 100%) and i have not had any more problems with it; and it meets or usually exceeds apples specs for battery life. the speaker is probably not faulty it is just low allot of "complaints" have been voiced about the speaker being low. but try that if it doesn't work then by all means take it back because it is probably a faulty battery.

Can a faulty battery cause system crashes in iOS 10.4?

Has anyone had a system crash problem because of a faulty battery. The ios seems to crash only when on battery power not when plugged in.

Sorry I thought i stated that in my first comment but I'm new here. I meant to say osx10.4 on an older MacBook Pro.

Z1 COMPACT FAULTY BATTERY

My Z1 compact battery suddenly dropped from 40% to 1%. now it refuses to charges over 2% and turns off suddenly.
I think I've got a faulty battery. Anyone experienced such issue?
My device is D5503 from Orange france

Have you tried charging through more than one point like wall/PC etc? If possible do you also have another charger you can test?
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Can I Still Return A Faulty Battery?

I received a replacement battery for one of the possible faulty ones in October 2006. I was meant to return the faulty one in the same shipping/postal package via UPS but never did. Is the return postage, which was originally free, still valid?

Depends on the carrier - you'd need to call UPS.
Generally, when Apple shipped a replacement battery with the expectation that you would return the original, they required a credit card number, and if the original battery was not returned within a specified time (30 or 60 days, I think), they charged the card. So, if you provided a credit card and it was charged, you should also contact Apple to confirm that they will refund the charge if you do return the battery.
Hope this helps...

Faulty battery or faulty charger on N500?

I can't tell if my problem is a battery that has packed up or a faulty charger.
The blue "Lenovo" name lights up on the charger when it is plugged into the mains socket but the blue light does not come on on the laptop to the right of the keyboard. Last time I plugged the charger in the battery light adjacent to the keyboad flashed yellow a couple of times. The laptop won't boot up from the battery as there is no charge in it.
Should I be able to run the laptop off the charger having removed the battery because I can't. (Sorry if that seems like a dumb question). If I should be able to then I guess its the charger that's at fault.

you can replace it by yourself.
call lenovo support line to order battery or take a look at ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=n500+battery+&_cqr=true&_nkwusc=n500+battey&_rdc=1

Will an Apple Store replace my iPhone 4 faulty battery on the day?

Hi,
I've been to a sub-Apple retailer 'Stormfront' who ran a diagnosis test on my iPhone 4 (8GB) and the verdict was that my battery, which does not hold charge, is faulty and should be replaced. They told me to book an appointment and take it into an Apple store with a Genius bar and they should fix it on the day with a minimal fee to replace the battery. I don't want to have to send my phone away for a week, so will the Apple store fix/replace my battery on the day? I'm assuming this is a fairly commonplace problem and there shouldn't be too much of an issue ordering in/locating a new iPhone 4 battery. It's only 1 year and 4 months old so out of the warranty but it's a real pain having to charge it mid-day and having the screen brightness dark all of the time. Hopefully someone can answer my question
Many thanks,
Grace

This
Apple - Support - Service Answer Center
says:
How much does iPhone Battery Replacement Service cost?
Service arranged through Apple costs $79. A $6.95 shipping fee will be added if this service requires shipping. All fees are in U.S. dollars and are subject to local tax.
How long will service take?
Service arranged through Apple takes approximately one week from the day your iPhone is shipped to Apple. If service was arranged through your carrier, please contact them directly for details.
But call an Apple stgore to confirm

30 gig iPod won't keep charge - faulty battery?

I've had my iPod for a year and have been charging it overnight so the battery is full. Next day even when I don't use it at all the battery life goes down drastically. Never had this problem before. Is there something I can do or is the battery faulty? Can I replace a battery?

Could be the battery. And yes you can replace it. Do a Google search (or whatever your favorite search engine is) for "iPod Repair" and you will find lots of places that sell replacement batteries or that will even do the replacement for you.
Patrick

Faulty battery or software? X220

Dear all, first of all, I'd like to announce that im very pleased with my X220, but lately I've had a problem...
I bought the PC because of the utterly nuts battery, obviously I got the 9-cell...
Battery condition is: GOOD
Full charge: 83.76Wh
This sounds relatively acceptable, right?
But no matter what these days when im on the battery, it claims that im doing 2A or more... However, this time, it claimed 3A... So be it, its 'very realistic' that idle my laptop uses 36W riiiiight..... But thats not entirely it... I was cooking and watching telly, LESS than 40 min, it went from 95% to 5%.... Thats 90% of 83,76 = 75,384W in 40 min, bringing the power consumption to 113,076W.... IDLE
Thats more than my workstation uses when idling, and isnt realistic.... What the heck can be wrong? Any suggestions?
Cheers,
Marc

That sounds like one or more bad cells in that battery of yours, not like a software issue.
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George
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IPhone 3GS Faulty Battery

A few days ago using maps on my iPhone 3GS it turned off (it actually shut down, it didn't just cut out) and it wouldn't turn back on. After plugging it into the charger I got the low battery screen, until it turned on after about 10 minutes. Before it 'shut down' the battery was no lower than 60% and it was at ~70% by the time it came on after plugging it into the charger, so the battery definitely hadn't run flat. It then lasted as normal, I charged it again at around 20%, as usual.
Today the same thing happened again. The battery had been charging and was at 100%. About 3 minutes after unplugging it, during a call, it shut down. I've had it plugged into the charger for about two hours now but it still gives the low battery screen, even though it's fully charged.
It's never been jailbroken or unlocked and it's less than a month old, I've tried restoring but it fails at the 'preparing iPhone' stage. Has anybody else experienced this, or is there a fix for it?
Thanks.

I think mine is starting down that same road. The other day while looking at a news app, the phone reset itself without my touching anything but the screen. It blanked, turned back on, showed a message "iPhone Activated", then worked fine. Yesterday I had been away from the phone, so checked to see if there were any messages, everything was fine. When I came back 20 minutes later, the phone was completely dead. I came home and saw the same indication... the sliver of red on the battery with the charge symbol below it. It powered up and synced after about 10 minutes of charging. I've since been watching it closely and it seems like the battery life is dropping significantly. I keep wifi turned off unless I'm home, and much of the time I keep it charging. I fetch email, but only hourly. And I do keep it on 3G. I'm not certain there is a problem, but I'd expect it to perform better.

Gingerbread 2.3.6 and Extended Battery Experiences

Someone else in another post had mentioned having reduced battery life after this update as I have been. Both of us have the extended battery. Anyone else have the extended battery life and seen improvement or losses of battery life?

For no reason I can figure out my battery life has improved drastically over the past few days. I posted more specifics about this in another thread where someone had been offering suggestions. http://community.vzw.com/t5/DROID-Charge-by-Samsung/Gingerbread-2-3-6-impressions/td-p/739350/highlight/false/page/5
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Faulty Battery for iPad 2 (1 Yr 8 months old) !!!

I had bought my iPad 2 on January 2012 (3G & Wifi). It was working all fine and we have used it quite less. Suddenly from last 1 week, the battery have stopped charging. When I connect the USB charger to an AC source - the battery keeps showing 88% however the moment I remove the charger, the iPad gets switched off.
I have tried charging the same though laptop also however - the same thing repeats.
I took the iPad to the service centre - they examined and told me that the battery has become non-functional and I need to replace my battery and the cost of the same would be INR 15,000 plus.
Imagine - for a device of INR 36,000, the battery did not even last long for 2 years !!! Even a Nokia Asha mobile which costs INR 3000 lasts longer than this. Is this the way Apple is chaeting customers by dumping us with products which does not even last long for 2 years. An dsee the repair cost... INR 15,000 !!!!
I am hoping Apple would do something for this case (Case ID - 505851224) and either replaces my iPad 2 with a new one or repairs the battery free of cost. Else the matter would be highlighted through social media as to how apple is cheating its clients. ,
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Amit
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We are fellow users here on these forums, you're not talking to iTunes Support or Apple.
You've tried a soft-reset of your iPad : press and hold both the sleep and home buttons for about 10 to 15 seconds (ignore the red slider), after which the Apple logo should appear ?
Have you tried a different authorised repairer to see if they charge less : https://locate.apple.com/in/en/ ?
You can also contact iTunes Support via this page : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/ - click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page

Faulty battery back NP-FX110 for portable DVD Player DVP-FX930

My daughters portable dvd player has a separate battery pack. She went to try and plug it in and realized that the battery pack case had exploded popping it open as one of the cells had blown up like a bag of microwave popcorn. Not only is this a serious saftey hazard, it has rendered the unit useless. Have found numerous reports of similar issues in a websearch. Am wondering if Sony can offer an solutions - a new battery pack would solve our issue but even the part doesn't appear to be available any longer which is disappointing as this was not an inexpensive unit and it is less than 4 years old with very light usage. I would have expected it to last much longer.

Thank you for your reply and I appreciate the timeliness but conversely I followed your directions to the "T" and have not received a response is almost a week. I find this not only aggravating but unacceptable. Below is the email that I sent to your people. Maybe you can help or expedite this process.
Thank you,
My children's portable DVD player (model # DVP-FX930) (Serial # 09AG S01-6220746-D) purchased on 7/19/2009 at a price of $179.00 before tax has a separate battery pack (model # NP-FX110). My daughter went to use the unit and realized that the battery pack case had exploded popping it open as one of the cells had blown up like a bag of microwave popcorn. I have attached pictures of evidence. Not only is this a serious safety hazard, it has rendered the unit useless. Upon investigation through web searches, I have found numerous reports of similar issues. I have been purchasing Sony devices all my life and have never had an issue with any of the products in the past. I understand that the limited lifetime warranty expires on parts after 1 year but in this situation, we as the consumer have taken very good care of this product and the battery obviously became defective. With what I have explained and the seriousness of potential injury from this defect, I believe that this may fall under a recall or different circumstance outside of a limited warranty. I would like to know what solutions Sony can offer at this time?
Thank you in advance and I look forward to hearing from you.

IPhone 5 has a faulty battery

I recently upgraded to an iPhone 5 in a Best Buy mobile store. The guy who gave it to me said it was previously activated (I ordered it brand new) but that this wouldn't be a problem. They said the battery life would be twice as good as my iPhone 4. This was a lie- my battery life is terrible; when I make a phone call for an hour on my phone, the battery runs out quickly. I need to charge it twice a day if God forbid I want to listen to music and make a couple of calls. I know about all the battery saving techniques, like closing all multitasking apps, turning off location services, turning off push notifications, bluetooth, etc. I use it exactly the same as my previous iPhone 4 yet the battery drains EXTREMELY quickly. I went back to the Best Buy Mobile store 3 weeks later to get the phone replaced. We are Premier Silver members at Best Buy. On their website it clearly stated that within 60 days items may be returned. However, the manager and salespeople at the mobile store said that that statement was outdated and their policy is not to include iPhones. Yet, there was NOTHING on the site page that said it was outdated OR that iPhones were excluded. The manager seemed surprised that one of her workers had given me a previously activated phone- if I had known this could result in a weak phone I would've made more of a fuss and demanded a new phone. The salespeople suggested we go to an Apple store, since we have a 1 year warranty on the iPhone they may be able to replace the battery. However, at the Apple store, when a diagnostic was run on my phone they said the battery was fine. It's not. My brother has a new iPhone 5 and only needs to charge it every other day. I am disappointed and would really like a new phone as I don't want to be saddled under contract for the next 2 years with one with a weak battery. If I can't get this problem fixed somehow this is definitely the last time I'm buying an Apple product.

Restore it with iTunes on computer. This will give you the best battery life possible. Then you can compare it with other iPhone 5 like your brother's.

Anyone else think they have a faulty battery?

I just bought a new 5G 30 Gig, and the battery seems to run dry pretty quickly. I tested it today and under "optimal" conditions I got about 8 1/2 hours playback. This is a lot less than the 12 hours apple quote, and even worse than the 14 hours most reviews state it will give you. Is my battery a dud, or is this pretty normal? Are you in the same boat as me? What can we do?
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Try this link http://www.apple.com/batteries/ipods.html

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