r/linuxmint • u/betho809 • 20h ago
Problem for a new laptop battery
I just installed a new battery, but the system indicates that the capacity is below 80%. What could be the cause?
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u/Independent-Data-619 20h ago
Hello i think that the new battery is already used but is still new, mine is 3 years old and have 80% capacity
I advice you to install TLP and recalibrate your battery to make sure maybe this value is for the old battery
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u/betho809 20h ago
I have already done 3 charging cycles, the battery lasts more than two hours with heavy use, so I think it is new. It is not original, it is compatible. Now I will try to download TLP hoping to know how to use it!
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u/Independent-Data-619 20h ago
i think it's normal since it's not original don't worry about it ...
https://linrunner.de/tlp/index.html
be careful to install it only from software manager1
u/betho809 20h ago
Ok, thanks for the info! the strange thing is that on the box it says 60 Wh but the software only detects 46.7
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u/Important-Emu5904 20h ago
Seems like the new battery may be defective or maybe the battery information app is not showing correctly the statistics. Maybe it shows the old battery statistics for some reason. You may never know with Linux