Showing posts with label Maintenance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maintenance. Show all posts

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Battery Maintenance and Repair For HP Pavilion Dv2000 Laptop - Interesting Review - Rebuilding

Good maintenance of HP Pavilion dv2000 battery right from the start can reduce cost and efforts towards replacement when it crashes. Keeping the battery active is a clever habit as it prevents the dying-down of the battery's supplying capacity. There is no questioning the fact that prevention of the problem is better than trying to cure it.

There are many ways to revive the battery from its dead form. Reconditioning, rebuilding and refilling are some interesting methods. Reconditioning is the process of allowing the battery to undergo a controlled series of charge-discharge cycles in order to regulate the chemical material's response to power supply and hence giving proper output. Usually, this involves letting the laptop shut down all by itself under battery power. Try to switch it on under such circumstances and make sure the battery is completely drained out. Then charge the battery to the maximum capacity. This process needs to be repeated twice or thrice before using the device again. By allowing the battery to charge and discharge to complete capacity, it regains its ability to supply power at optimal levels and for longer periods.

As the hp dv2000 battery contains a group of cells, each producing electric power for the laptop, it is often possible that only one of the cells is less efficient, although all of them work in unison. This can be due to slight variation in the chemical composition or if the cell was produced in a different batch from the others. In such a case, it is feasible to find only the one cell that is reducing the efficiency of all the rest. By replacing such a cell or a couple of cells, one can regain the previous performance of the battery. This method is called rebuilding of the battery with new cells.

Sometimes the battery performance comes down because of not using for prolonged period which leads to oxidation of the battery's chemical contents causing too much resistance to the flow of current. By replacing the oxidized chemicals in the battery with fresh un-oxidized ones, the functionality of the battery can be regained.

The batteries that initially give a considerable backup slowly reduce to 15 min and gradually even to 2 min or 20 sec backup service. As soon as the battery begins to show signs of deterioration in performance and support, it is time to look for the most feasible method of repair for the battery. Needless to say, reconditioning is a simple and easy method that one can follow right at home. But for rebuilding and refilling of chemical material, one might have to reach out to the nearest computer store or the battery manufacturer. It might take some basic home work to find the most reliable store that can provide genuine cell replacement. Most often, a new battery might just cause a third of the total cost of the laptop at the time you want to dispose of it. So, looking at repair options is always advisable before you start looking for a new one.

Too much work right. You can find from factory direct.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Golf Cart Batteries Maintenance and Safety

A golf cart battery contains sulfuric acid. For that single reason a lot of care must be taken and proper respect must be paid to that liquid because it is highly caustic. The maintenance of golf cart batteries is generally pretty simple as long as you take the proper safety precautions.

For safety you are advised to have the following items:


rubberized safety gloves
safety glasses
distilled water
baking soda
old clothes
The gloves and the glasses are pretty self explanatory. However, the baking soda is for neutralizing the sulfuric acid. Should you have a spill of any type, the best thing to do is flush the area with a combination of distilled water and baking soda. The old clothes are highly suggested in case you splatter or spill some of the acid on your yourself.

The distilled water and baking soda should be used to wash off the batteries before starting to do any maintenance. You want to do this as a safe measure to remove possible acid residue on the outside of the battery as well as normal dirt and dust. This dirt and dust removal is important so it does not make its way inside the battery when the bents are opened.

Once the golf cart battery has been cleaned, the outside should be inspected for cracks. Any cracks, no matter how small, is an indication that the battery should be replaced.

The battery needs to be filled with distilled water. You want to make sure that is done after the battery has been fully charged. If the battery is not fully charged, you could get into a overflow situation. The charging of the battery has a tendency to expand the water and creates gasses.

It is important to note that a battery should not be charged unless there is at least a half inch of water above the plates inside the battery. It is important not to let the lead plates dry out during charging. This is a sure way to cause yourself to buy a new battery.

The maintenance of golf cart batteries is quite simple as I have explained but it should be noted that a quick review of your owners manual may also provide helpful hints and tips to prolong the life of your battery.