T43 type 2668 Charge Very Very slowly

jsailorca · **Posted:** Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:32 am

Hi I have T43 type 2668. I recently got two generic replacement batteries. Both from different firms and looks ok. The charger says takes 48 hours to charge up. Waited 48 hrs, never charge beyond above 75%? The original battery was shot. Any idea?

I physically took it apart and didn't see any burnt area. The physical connection looks fine. Is my mobo bad? I do see a connection/adapter where the battery connects to the board....but it looks hard soldered.... :[

ajkula66 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:36 am

jsailorca wrote:

I recently got two generic replacement batteries.

I'd tend to think that these are problem, and not the laptop itself.

Obtain a genuine battery - even a weak one will do - for testing purposes and report back.

jsailorca · **Posted:** Tue Dec 04, 2012 4:10 am

ajkula66 wrote:

Obtain a genuine battery - even a weak one will do - for testing purposes and report back.

actually this is also happening with my genuine (1/2 capacity left) battery?

is the adapter on the motherboard broken? is that solder to the board? :[

jsailorca · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2012 8:04 pm

jsailorca wrote:

actually this is also happening with my genuine (1/2 capacity left) battery?

is the adapter on the motherboard broken? is that solder to the board? :[

anyone? Is this something easily changed?

emeraldgirl08 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2012 8:16 pm

Hi Jsailorca

What operating system are you running? XP? W7?

If you are able to do us a favor and take a screenshot of the details of your battery as reported by Lenovo Power Manager.

Do you have the green battery icon on the lower right side of your screen? I am curious as to the health of your batteries. Start with your original battery and one of the generic batteries next.

burns334 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 10, 2012 8:51 am

Go into the control panel under power options and battery information, note charging rate in amps and let us know

RealBlackStuff · **Posted:** Mon Dec 10, 2012 9:49 am

The DC-connector is only screwed to the rear frame.
But to get at it, you will have to completely disassemble the laptop.
Cheap to replace via eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-IBM-THINKPA ... 1137463353

burns334 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 10, 2012 11:12 am

RBS, but it is charging and then seems to cut off, maybe he should go to the thinkpad default setup and make sure somebody hasn't modified the charging/discharging profile

RealBlackStuff · **Posted:** Mon Dec 10, 2012 3:05 pm

I only answered OP's question...

jsailorca wrote:

is the adapter on the motherboard broken? is that solder to the board?
anyone? Is this something easily changed?

jsailorca · **Posted:** Fri Dec 14, 2012 2:57 am

Thank you both for the suggestion. I will check on both and get back later.

T43 type 2668 Charge Very Very slowly

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