my laptop battery is inflated and very fucked up, it is starting to giving problems... It all happened because of Venezuela electricity cuts, shitty
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I’d replace as soon a possible. I had one that continued to expand after taking it out. Eventually they can burn.
Fuck thats Bad, i have been using it because My laptop doesnt goes on without the battery... But it wasnt this Bad before and i need to work
It also got so hot, that it actually split the top of a pine wood desk it was on.
Can you run the laptop without it?
Don’t wanna freak you out, but just don’t go too long with it like that.
Best of health to your laptop 🙏
My phone started doing that and I had to get it replaced. Inflated li-ion batteries can be dangerous.
replace it or just take it out and just plug straight to the wall, batteries could explode
How long has it been like that? It happened to my old laptop once. After I spilled coffee on it. There was a hammock involved. Long story😭
For about 3 months but today started to give problems, it is pressing the keyboard from inside and it types all kind of weird symbols
I'm sorry, Malos!
If your laptop is the kind that won't run without the battery, you're going to need a new battery. I've tried to hack around that and failed before, myself.
If the grid is that bad, do you have anywhere you can mount a solar panel? There are some pretty minimalist systems you can put together that can charge a laptop without exposing it to your insane grid...
#offgrid
I have always been interested in solar energy but these are really expensive
Inverters are hellish expensive! Charge controllers too. :-(
You don't need either of those for a minimalist system to charge your laptop - just a 12v panel, a "laptop car charger", some wires, and a "cigarette lighter" socket.
You can also use this system to run things like battery chargers, xenon lamps, fans during a power outage. I'm using something not too different for my laptop right now.
Just a thought.
Don't spend money you don't have, but you could certainly build a minimalist offgrid system for less than the cost of one laptop battery.
I am definitely intereses can You give me more info? And where i do store the charge from the solar panel?
It had to read it múltiple times to understand it hahaha , I think I have to start from the basic that is buying the panel... for what i understand you use it direct? You dont use anything in Middle to storage the energy from the solar panel
Just saw your reply now sorry.
No need to store the power in a minimalist solar setup - your laptop already has a battery!
Now the voltage out of the solar panel varies a lot - the intensity of the sunlight, the temperature, and how much power you're using all affect it. This is a nuisance for most purposes, but laptop chargers designed for cars are designed to take it :)
Yes, buying the "12 volt" panel is the first step and the most expensive. Look up your laptop and find out how many watts it uses. Make sure your panel can produce more than that. Some 12 volt panels end in bare wires, these are easiest for this use.
Then you need an adaptor for the output of the panel, usually clips at one end and a car "cigarette lighter" socket at the other, these are about $2 .
Then the laptop charger. Designed for 12v, but I've used these on systems running at up to 24 volts with no trouble.
This system only works during daytime, of course, but it means you can run your laptop during the day even when the power is out.
Hope this helps you!
Beware of the fire hazard of swollen batteries
How?
https://www.computerhardwareinc.com/2022/01/19/beware-the-bulging-battery-and-what-to-do-if-yours-expands/ | https://archive.ph/3c68a
I have a swollen battery in an old iPhone, the original first generation, or maybe second generation (iPhone 3G). I don't know really, but I know mine is swollen, and years old. Realized it's buried in the clutter here somewhere. Ordered myself a fire extinguisher from Amazon to have nearby. Just in case.
old iPhone hasn't exploded yet.
Fire extinguisher expected to arrive tomorrow.