How long should a battery last in these? Don't want to buy one if thats not the problem. When I charge and remove cable then start it says to reinsert tape or reattach the power source. Although it makes all the right noises its as if it cant open due to lack of energy. Do you think it is a different problem? Sometimes it gives a code starting with 30 on screen. I don't really want to buy a new camcorder but if its a major problem it could be as cheap. If I have to go this route I don't know what model I would need to buy! Thanks

you can buy one at any good car sale shop and make sure you
read all the instructions before useing it as jump starting is always fit red [POS] cable to both cars or batterys first and then fit the black cable lead last,when finished remove the Earth lead [black]First with car doing the charging turned off.
When charging car to car let engine run for approx 4 minutes at 800 rpm then let it idle for 2 minutes before starting the second car

Start with the basics, here. Check that battery cables are not loose and are CLEAN, on the battery AND the starter. Beyond that, check the battery charge with a volt meter. Fully charged should be 12.5 volts or higher, you will lose starter spin at 10 volts. If the battery is low, hook it up to a charger and charge it up completely. If you don\'t have a voltmeter, go to the store and buy one. If you\'re going to try and fix things like this, you have to have one. If you can\'t do that, remove the battery and take it to someplace like AutoZone. They will charge and test the battery for free. If you can\'t take the battery out, or don\'t have a friend that can, have the car towed to your mechanic.



Here\'s the thing- I can\'t tell you exactly why, but some cars you just can\'t jump start. Happens more on side mount post type batteries. Because you can\'t jump your car doesn\'t mean it won\'t start with a fully charged battery. Now there are other things that could be wrong with you car, that it won\'t crank over and start for you.....but we begin the diagnosis with the battery.

First you would need to check the connectors on the charge cable and if its still not charging, then do a hard reset which means totally power the device down and then power it up and then try and charge again. Your charging cable might be defective. You can remove the battery go to bottom of device, remove memory card, then use a small screwdriver. But I would first try the first two steps because removing the battery on this device would require you to dissemble the whole device

The battery is no longer good. You will need to buy a new battery. Don't over charge your batteries. They all vary. Expensive cordless tools will come with a charger that shuts off automatic to prevent over charging. I own cheap Skill drills that has served me well. These batteries lasted over 11years. It makes no sense. They should not have lasted more than 5 yrs., even 2yrs. I make sure I never over charged them, but they should not last that long. Freaky. Your battery is dead forever, sorry. I have others just like yours waiting to be recycled.

small mower batteries only last a couple years but charge the battery and put on a volt meter check the voltage when off then start it and see if the voltage goes up if it does remove the negative battery cable and put a test light between the cable and the battery if the light lights up you have a draw unplug the charging system and see if the light goes out a bad diode in the system will drain a battery

how old is the battery they only last 2-3 years in a mower but if the battery is a known good battery charge it then remove the neg cable and place a test light between the cable and the neg post if it lights up you have a draw unplug one thing at a time till the light goes out don't forget the charging system itself

Possible broken laptop batteries. Acer Trafelmate 290 (year 2003 production), has a battery that can last 3 years (source: CNET Reviews). So it's possible your battery damaged, due to age factor.

The solution:
Alternative 1 (battery removed)
Turn on the laptop without the battery

Alternative 2 (insert the battery)
Because the battery is damaged and causes an error if installed, you must remove the gold coating on the battery. The battery, there is a thin plate-shaped connector, gold-colored. Remove the layer of gold, to disable the battery. So the battery is installed without the connector.

Alternative 3 (buy a new battery)
Price of new battery, $28.89. You can check at Amazon.com

Hi,
Windows 7 on laptops continuously monitors the charge holding capacity of the battery and starts warning well before time (when the charge holding capacity of the battery decreases below 40%). The battery may still capable of holding charge and will give good back-up, which means you don't have to replace it (not at least now). However, you may replace it when the back-up time would decrease considerably.
If the battery is still providing backup, you can turn off the message by clicking the notification icon and turning off the notification (un-check) as shown below: -

You may like to refer to Article from Microsoft for further details
Please note that upon every charge and discharge the charge holding capacity of the batteries decreases and ultimately battery becomes dead and needs to be replaced. To enhance the battery life, it is recommended to run the laptop on AC power adapter (if it is available) and in case of AC unavailability, don't drain the battery completely. Use the laptop on battery power only when extremely necessary.
About buying a new battery, I would suggest that the battery may be bought from authorized dealer of the manufacturer or any computer store but most importantly, I suggest that you buy a new genuine battery (not any replacement), as genuine battery would last longer and serve you best.

Let me know if any further clarification/ assistance is required.

Hope it helps! Good Luck! Thanks for using Fixya!
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Alternator has little to do with starting. The alternator job is to charge the battery. If it is alternating (making power) the battery is charged. Check with a volt meter - should be a minimum of 13 volts up to 15 volts at the battery when the engine is running. If it is not providing power, the alternator may not be putting out. However - big however, if the battery is dead, the alternator cannot make power as alternators are not self-exciting. Charge the battery if necessary before doing the test. Battery at rest should be at least 12 volts.

The battery ... do you know the voltage at rest? Have you don't a hydro test of the cells? Good cells should read 1200 on the hydro test - adjusted for temperature. How old is the battery? Good batteries last for about 5 years. Older than 5 years ... battery is suspect. A full service auto parts place can test this for you. Take the battery to them. Terminals all clean??????? Very important.

When you try to start the vehicle, is voltage applied to the starter side of the solenoid? Check from the starter side cable connection to ground when you have the key moved to the start position. Voltage should go away with the key in RUN or OFF or ACC.

As a last ditch effort, remove the starter. There are two bolts that hold it to the bell housing and there will be a large cable and possibly a small wire bolted to the starter. Place the starter on the ground. Provide power to the starter power terminal and a ground (anuwhere on the metal body) with a set of heavy duty jumper cables. Does the starter run? As a last last ditch effort to find the status of the starter - take it to a full service auto parts store and have it tested..

If there is no voltage on the start side of the solenoid with the key in the start position, the solenoid is suspect.

This is a lot ... go see what you can discover. Thanks for your question @ FixYa.com

The cables are just for jump starting, you won`t be able to get a full charge that way.You will need to connect a battery charger to do it properly.If you don`t have a battery charger auto zone will charge it and test it for free if you remove it and take it to them.