topic Re: new battery won't charge, but light flashes in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/new-battery-won-t-charge-but-light-flashes/m-p/80001#M84868 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><PRE __jive_macro_name="quote" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_quote">Hi steppie,<BR /><BR />If you have cleaned the battery &amp; all connectors and there is still no joy make sure you call Vaio Link. I Believe there is a 90 day battery warranty for your laptop.<BR /></PRE><BR /><BR />Jay's right, you should contact VAIO-LInk asap<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:30:56 GMT kee-lo_ 2006-12-15T19:30:56Z new battery won't charge, but light flashes https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/new-battery-won-t-charge-but-light-flashes/m-p/79996#M84863 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I just got a brand new battery for my PCG-K315M and after running the battery down (as you should do with new ones) i plugged it in the mains to charge...the first time it worked fine and the battery was fully charged, so i took the pc out of the mains to let the battery drain for a second time...Now when i plug it back in to charge, the light flashes and it SAYS it is charging,but it stays on 0% and it ISN'T charging at all.<BR />What should i do?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:46:19 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/new-battery-won-t-charge-but-light-flashes/m-p/79996#M84863 steppie 2006-12-15T09:46:19Z Re: new battery won't charge, but light flashes https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/new-battery-won-t-charge-but-light-flashes/m-p/79997#M84864 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>It might be worth taking battery out and checking all of the connectors , making sure they are all clean and look ok. Then replace battery and try again. It may just be the icon whihc is staying at 0%?<BR /><BR /> <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.ba/html/@13A2E6A3774A8B47B4EC6F04089539E1/images/smilies/063.png" alt=":thinking:" title=":thinking:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:39:31 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/new-battery-won-t-charge-but-light-flashes/m-p/79997#M84864 Matty261990 2006-12-15T10:39:31Z Re: new battery won't charge, but light flashes https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/new-battery-won-t-charge-but-light-flashes/m-p/79998#M84865 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><PRE __jive_macro_name="quote" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_quote">It might be worth taking battery out and checking all of the connectors , making sure they are all clean and look ok. Then replace battery and try again. It may just be the icon whihc is staying at 0%?<BR /><BR /> <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.ba/html/@13A2E6A3774A8B47B4EC6F04089539E1/images/smilies/063.png" alt=":thinking:" title=":thinking:" /><BR /></PRE><BR /><BR />I tried this, but it isn't charging...<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:08:00 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/new-battery-won-t-charge-but-light-flashes/m-p/79998#M84865 steppie 2006-12-15T12:08:00Z Re: new battery won't charge, but light flashes https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/new-battery-won-t-charge-but-light-flashes/m-p/79999#M84866 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>FWIW, if your battery is a lithium ion you do not need to discharge fully before recharging, this was only the case with Nicad cells that have memory.<BR /><BR />Check the internal battery connections too &amp; if they are ok open a case with Vaio Link.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:39:58 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/new-battery-won-t-charge-but-light-flashes/m-p/79999#M84866 chris_lewis 2006-12-15T13:39:58Z Re: new battery won't charge, but light flashes https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/new-battery-won-t-charge-but-light-flashes/m-p/80000#M84867 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi steppie,<BR /><BR />If you have cleaned the battery &amp; all connectors and there is still no joy make sure you call Vaio Link. I Believe there is a 90 day battery warranty for your laptop.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:38:54 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/new-battery-won-t-charge-but-light-flashes/m-p/80000#M84867 jay_gob 2006-12-15T14:38:54Z Re: new battery won't charge, but light flashes https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/new-battery-won-t-charge-but-light-flashes/m-p/80001#M84868 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><PRE __jive_macro_name="quote" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_quote">Hi steppie,<BR /><BR />If you have cleaned the battery &amp; all connectors and there is still no joy make sure you call Vaio Link. I Believe there is a 90 day battery warranty for your laptop.<BR /></PRE><BR /><BR />Jay's right, you should contact VAIO-LInk asap<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:30:56 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/new-battery-won-t-charge-but-light-flashes/m-p/80001#M84868 kee-lo_ 2006-12-15T19:30:56Z