Could somebody have replaced the battery at some time with a non standard
one?
It reminds me of those in cartridges that spuriously say they are empty
when they are not. There is just too much tech being used these days.
Brian

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Well, one of the more plausible explanations for my Dyson's odd behaviour
(namely dying within seconds of coming off charge but being "restored" to
normal running duration by recharging for just 5 seconds back on the
charger) was that poor connection between the battery and the handset
might
be the problem.

Well I removed the battery, cleaned the contacts and crossed my fingers
but
it's made no difference. I'm really puzzled by this behaviour. I did
wonder if it was just "pretending" to have recovered so having vacuumed
the
hearth, I carried on with the sitting room, the hall and then the stairs.
By then I was getting bored but it seems to have plenty of capacity.

I don't really buy the "dead/dying cell" theory or the "low charger
voltage" theory as I can't see how either of these could cause this odd
behaviour.

Seems to be that the "battery charge management" chip is getting its
knickers in a twist and cutting the battery off at too high a voltage and
is getting "reset" when I put it back on charge.

Does this sound plausible? Anyhow, as long as I can easily restart it it's
not a huge problem but it is curious.

Tim

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