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    Hello!

    I have an acer aspire V5 running lubuntu and I recently bought a new battery for it. At first, it worked fine but now, after some months of not using the laptop, it is no longer charging. This is the information I get when running upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT1
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      native-path:          BAT1  
      vendor:               SANYO
      model:                AL12B32
      serial:               16911
      power supply:         yes
      updated:              lun 12 feb 2024 19:24:55 (93 seconds ago)
      has history:          yes
      has statistics:       yes
      battery
        present:             yes
        rechargeable:        yes
        state:               pending-charge
        warning-level:       none
        energy:              0 Wh
        energy-empty:        0 Wh
        energy-full:         48,2073 Wh
        energy-full-design:  48,84 Wh
        energy-rate:         0 W
        voltage:             8,787 V
        charge-cycles:       N/A
        percentage:          0%
        capacity:            98,7045%
        technology:          lithium-ion
        icon-name:          'battery-caution-charging-symbolic'
    I've tried running busctl call --system org.freedesktop.UPower /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT1 org.freedesktop.UPower.Device Refresh, but it didn't work. Similar posts suggest removing the charger, starting the laptop and connecting the charger again, but I cannot do that as the battery is completely empty. What can I do?
    Last edited by luncaaa; February 12th, 2024 at 07:38 PM.

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    Re: Battery detected but not charging

    Did you buy the battery from Acer or somewhere else? I have had very poor results with after-market batteries.

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    Re: Battery detected but not charging

    From somewhere else, it's a really old laptop... But I don't understand why the battery is detected but it doesn't charge when it even says that it can hold charge (not like it's maximum charge was 0W because it broke or something)

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    Re: Battery detected but not charging

    I understand your frustration. Been there, done that. Still have the scars.

    Assuming that you do not have any powered USB hubs in use, I would tend to believe that the battery is junk.

    Is this battery easily removable? If so, you can try removing it and every cord from the laptop. Let it sit like that for at least 10 minutes. Put the battery back in and plug the charger into the laptop. Do not power up the laptop. Note your charging lamp on the laptop.....does it show that it is charging? If so, leave it like that for an hour at least and see if the light finally changes to show that the battery is fully charged. After at least an hour, power the laptop back on and see what it says about the battery.

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