Laptop Ignorance

[viscount]

The battery pack in my two/three year old laptop now have a life of around 10 minutes (as compared to near 2 hours when new). This is aggravated by a mains connector that slips out rather too easily, so the unit shuts down rather too frequently during use!

The batteries are in a sealed cassette that can be detached from the laptop.

Question. How do I replace the batteries? Do I unscrew the container they are in and replace them, or do I buy a whole new unit? Who sells batteries for Laptops? The brand name is 'emachines', purchased from one of the large retailers, but I forget which.

Many thanks.

[Biggles]

You can try the manufacturer of the lap top first to get an idea of the cost, they are not cheap usually. I replaced one for a lap top I purchased second hand and the cost from maker was just under £100 inc vat.

Usually the battery pack can be removed by either retaining screws or a release clip.

What model emachine is the lap top as you may find a new replacement on Ebay. I would suggest not second hand. as people run lap tops on mains power usually and that is what knackers the battery in the long term.

Found this under Amazon

www.amazon.co.uk/Battery-Emachine-Voltage-Capacity-4400mAh/dp/6151018656

[viscount]

Thanks Biggles for a prompt reply.

The laptop is an emachines E525, so it would appear that on the link you provide, the cost for a replacement battery pack is around £30, plus delivery presumably. Not as bad as I had feared.

Thank you for your help.

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Brian,
there's a small shop in Southport which have a brand new Battery for the laptop you have for £18.50 plus delivery at £2.49 which I'm sure they would let you pick up etc? Will pm you in a short while when I get home with the link to the shop.

[spotter27]

Tip: When using the laptop indoors take the battery out and run on mains supply.