Sam Goldwasser wrote:
JW writes:

On 29 Aug 2007 18:58:42 -0400 Sam Goldwasser
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I think that must be the next step. It's also what the brain dead Dell
Wizard suggests (buying directly from them of course).

I would try these folks - I've dealt with them in the past, and had a
positive experience:
http://www.batteries.com/productprof...p?appid=389268

I'm sure it's quite a bit cheaper as well.

No doubt.

But I'm not willing to take the risk of buying a new battery just yet.
Need to find someone with a known good battery and try it.

When I got the computer to repair, the battery had some charge in it
so it had been able to charge relatively recently. I'm still suspect
of the charging circuitry.

Thanks.

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I've had a seldom used Latitude ruin a battery that was left in it
for several months without charging it. The symptoms I get are that
the battery will start charging for a few minutes, then the charging
light on the laptop changes to orange. If I press the button on the
battery to view the charge all of the leds light, then one of them
flashes slowly. I have 2 different model Latitudes and the ruined
battery will not charge (or work) in either of them.

Jerry

PS, Another source of Dell laptop parts I can recomend is
parts-people.com.