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Old 11-05-2012, 01:51 AM
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I bought an Amstron replacement battery for my DELL XPS L321X and it takes three days to charge. Is this typical of new? Do off-brand batteries not work well with Dells? What should I do?
 

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Old 11-05-2012, 08:58 AM
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I bought an Amstron replacement battery for my DELL XPS L321X and it takes three days to charge. Is this typical of new? Do off-brand batteries not work well with Dells? What should I do?
Are you using the charger that you got with the computer? What is the mAH value of the battery?

And no, three days to charge a battery is not normal.
 
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Old 11-11-2012, 07:48 PM
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Correct. 3 days is not normal.

Something is either wrong with the battery (generics are usually not good), or the charger is not rated for your laptop/battery. If all was good before the old battery died completely, my first vote would be for the battery being poor quality/bad.
 



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