How old is that battery ? The first screenshot says it's designed to hold 37 Watt Hours and can hold 18.62 Wh and has a charge of 12.7 Wh currently. Batteries lose capacity as they age. A short search for this machine says Acer introduced them in 2013. If that's the age of your machine and the battery hasn't been changed, then 50% of design power is about what I'd expect. While there are some things that one can do to rechargeable batteries to get some capacity back - depending on the technology / chemistry used - these are usually tricky, risky, and should be left to people who know what they're doing (so not me ...). Holger
Originally Posted by Holger_Gehrke How old is that battery ? The first screenshot says it's designed to hold 37 Watt Hours and can hold 18.62 Wh and has a charge of 12.7 Wh currently. Batteries lose capacity as they age. A short search for this machine says Acer introduced them in 2013. If that's the age of your machine and the battery hasn't been changed, then 50% of design power is about what I'd expect. While there are some things that one can do to rechargeable batteries to get some capacity back - depending on the technology / chemistry used - these are usually tricky, risky, and should be left to people who know what they're doing (so not me ...). Holger Couldn't have said it better...+1 We gave it our safest try's it is time to start looking for a replacement. Maybe not today but should be on the to do list.
From what I've seen Kubuntu power settings has an option to change those values.
Okay, I will see if I can buy a new battery. Thank you all!
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