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Charge laptop battery without a charger

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by mark_s, Jan 17, 2007.

  1. #1
    This is a very odd question I know but it's important to my unique situation.

    Is there any way of charging up a laptop battery without a charger?

    Is there some weird thing you can do, like leave it on a radiator or something. I need enough power to start it up for a few moments.
     
    mark_s, Jan 17, 2007 IP
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    iul Well-Known Member

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    I guess you could cut a wire and stick one end in the power source and the other end in the laptop....although I highly discourage you to do this. As far as I know there's no other viable method of charging a battery other than using a battery charger
     
    iul, Jan 17, 2007 IP
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    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    #3
    A friend of mine used to put his single use radio batteries in the sun when they were getting low on power.

    Don't know if it would work for li-ion batteries though.
     
    Kerosene, Jan 17, 2007 IP
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    Austars Active Member

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    Hehe, that's not the safest thing to do;)
     
    Austars, Jan 17, 2007 IP
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    sufi Well-Known Member

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    I used to try this method for alkaline batteries and it was little successful too but this has never worked for rechargeable Ni-MH or Li-ion batteries.
     
    sufi, Jan 17, 2007 IP
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    brk Guest

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    #6
    Maybe another battery (or batteries) but if it works it would be better to connect this other battery (batteries) straight to the laptop.
     
    brk, Jan 17, 2007 IP
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    BackupDrone.com Well-Known Member

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    #7
    here is the best way to go bud

    stick your battery in the microwave, and set it for 1 minute, take it out really fast, and let it cool. the energy from the microwave will go into the battery, and then it will be charged again.

    Note, this theroy has not been tested, TRY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

    and let me know how it goes :) if you do this, you have just made DP's dumbest members :) Good luck bud, let us in on what happens.
     
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    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    If HastyHosts method doesn't work, or if you don't have a microwave, you can just put the battery in a pot of boiling water. It takes about the same time as pasta to reach full charge.

    :p
     
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  9. mark_s

    mark_s Peon

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    I thought the microwave one was stupid but I tried the boiling water and the battery still doesn't work.
     
    mark_s, Jan 17, 2007 IP
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    BackupDrone.com Well-Known Member

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    mark u silly yo. man i really don't think there is no other method, well there is, but i don't think with your common knowledge or most ppl here including me, is willing to do some real high tech experiment to get it charged. So just spend a few bucks or whatever and get a charger for it mate.

    Or, continue to try the MYTH BUSTERS method haha :)
     
    BackupDrone.com, Jan 17, 2007 IP
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    mark_s Peon

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    Well it's a unique situation but I will have to do without :(
     
    mark_s, Jan 17, 2007 IP
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    Any chance of anyone near you with the right charger or battery?

    You could give him/her a tip to make things easier...
     
    brk, Jan 18, 2007 IP
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    Icheb Peon

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    You want to put METAL in a MICROWAVE? Don't procreate. But then again, you'd probably wipe yourself out soon either way.
     
    Icheb, Jan 18, 2007 IP
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    prilep Well-Known Member

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    Yes if you leave it on the radiator it will get some power. DO NOT put the battery in the laptop if the battery is hot (which will be after you take it off). Let it cool off then put it in it should hold for 10 min. I tried it once and it worked.

    - Prilep :D
     
    prilep, Jan 18, 2007 IP
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    kevinn Active Member

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    30 minutes in the oven at 350 degrees or until golden brown
     
    kevinn, Jan 18, 2007 IP
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    mark_s Peon

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    Are you serious?
     
    mark_s, Jan 18, 2007 IP
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    mark_s Peon

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    Can someone tell me if putting it on a radiator could cause harm of if this method potentially could be true?
     
    mark_s, Jan 18, 2007 IP
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    noppid gunnin' for the quota

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    #18
    Hook it up to another battery of the same voltage for a while. Connect + to + and - to -.

    Of course with no regulator, it could get hot and or explode as is the case in all charging.

    Everything else mentioned here is bunk.
     
    noppid, Jan 18, 2007 IP
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    debunked Prominent Member

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    #19
    I hope no one here was being serious!

    You can add some charge if you have an equal or lesser voltage battery and attach them for a few minutes, you would have to do this like you would jump a car battery.

    One time I had to jump a car using just a 12 g wire to connect the positives and touching the 2 cars bumper to bumper (old cars with metal bumpers) I got my VW bus started that way - took about 5 minutes to get enough charge.


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    edit: noppid beat me to it
     
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  20. noppid

    noppid gunnin' for the quota

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    Yeah, but you gave a valid example of why/how it works. ;)
     
    noppid, Jan 18, 2007 IP