OT: Weird Laptop Battery Problem

[john.moniz-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg at public.gmane.org]

Walter, your story put a smile on my face. Thanks for sharing.

John


> From: waltdnes-SLHPyeZ9y/tg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org
> Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:27:43 -0400
> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: OT: Weird Laptop Battery Problem
> 
> On Thu, Oct 06, 2011 at 11:32:11AM -0400, Stephen wrote
> 
> > These guys know their stuff and don't have the box store overhead.
> 
>   What he said.
> 
>   I was down there earlier today, because my laptop was acting up.  I
> went there with my laptop and charger, and described the symptoms to the
> guy at the counter.  He looked at the charger and did a double-take.
> Then he looked at the battery and the charger again.
> 
> Guy... Do you have a netbook at home?
> 
> Me... Yes.  Why?
> 
> Guy... Because you're using the wrong charger.  The symptoms you
>        describe are exactly what happens when you use an under-powered
>        charger.  Try the other charger you have at home and see what
>        happens.
> 
> Me... Facepalm
> 
>   It was all over in 2 minutes flat, and he didn't even charge the
> minimum diagnostic fee.  All it cost me was a couple of hours of my
> time, 2 TTC tokens, and some wounded pride<G>.  I'm at home now,
> updating Gentoo (emerge system and world after a gcc upgrade), and it's
> humming along.
> 
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