Shane
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ok ive been reading around, my laptop battery is totally dead and doesnt hold a charge for any longer that 10 seconds, ive read around and ppl are saying stick it in the freezer in an airtight bag for over 24 hours or so, and it might recover the ability to hold a charge for abit, im not to bothered apart from the fact that if you turn the power lead off it dies straight away, and i cant move around the house or move the laptop to my room while it is on,
any try this or offer any sort of explanation to why this might work ?
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Kyle T
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If a bath towel can fix an xbox, I don't see why not 
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Daniel_Corsa
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Just buy a new one, www.laptopsandspares.com
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Shane
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i dont need a new 1 plus i dont have the money for a new 1, i just need it so i can have abit of charge to move the laptop from the front room to my room, and not have to shut it down everytime i want to move
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Cosmo
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quote:
Originally posted by Shane
i dont need a new 1 plus i dont have the money for a new 1, i just need it so i can have abit of charge to move the laptop from the front room to my room, and not have to shut it down everytime i want to move
so you do need a new one then really.
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Dan Lewis
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well you do need a new one if it dont hold charge and you want it too.
but sometimes in the bios there is a battery reset then you charge it fully then let it run all the way down a few times and that is ment to help.
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dave17
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quote:
Originally posted by Shane
i dont need a new 1 plus i dont have the money for a new 1, i just need it so i can have abit of charge to move the laptop from the front room to my room, and not have to shut it down everytime i want to move
buy an extension cable
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Shane
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that was going to be my other idea lol
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Simon
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What is it with sticking things in the freezer, my housemate dropped his external hard drive and was told sticking it in the freezer may fix it  didn't work
[Edited on 14-09-2007 by Simon]
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Shane
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no thats just plane old shit, ive been reading and there is methoud on the madness, basically the stuff is a gell and it crystalises (sp) after a while, freezing it is spost to help turn it back into a gel thus being able to hold charge, its spost to work for phone batteries aswel.
but i dont know if i dare try it lol
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Kif
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I tried with ordinary recharchable batteries and it worked, but i dont know if a laptop battery would work
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scottyp1989
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it wont work if your battery is only lasting seconds nearly all your cells are nakerd so stickin it in the freezer wont work. an also wrapin an xbox in a towl dont work lol, some people belive some shit lol
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Steve
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the towel trick has worked
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MikeD
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Shane its worth trying, the battery doesnt work now whats the worst that will happen?
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Steve
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it will explode in the freezer and ruin the fish fingers?
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C2RL R
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hair gel can fix scratched cd's, i'd say go for it
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MikeD
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
it will explode in the freezer and ruin the fish fingers?
not a big fan of fish fingers so i say still go for it 
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DR11
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quote:
Originally posted by C2RL R
hair gel can fix scratched cd's, i'd say go for it
Really?
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IvIarkgraham
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how?
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ChrisBoom
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
the towel trick has worked
It does indeed, breaks again though, mine worked for a few hours, then broke again.
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C2RL R
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get hair gel on your finger and rub it into the scratched surface of the cd. leave it a couple of mins then buff it off with a cd cleaning cloth. i read it on the net a few years ago and it has worked for me when i've tried it.
[Edited on 16-09-2007 by C2RL R]
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Steve
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Shockwaves or V05?
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TomWilly
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I have Brylcreem ultra strong or V05 Firm hold, which do you recommend i use?
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Shane
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im afraid hair gel will not solve my battery problem, i need to to last longer than five mins so i can just move to another room, atm im stuck in my bedroom because ive got loads of apps open, which means ive got to close everything shut it down and move to the font room 
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John
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Or hibernate or standby it?
Might last long enough on standby.
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