>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>We had a power outage today. Maybe it is a coincidental, maybe not, but now when I turn on my notebook, and hover the mouse over the battery, it says "8% available. plugged in, not charging."
>>>>I checked that the power cable is connected.
>>>>I clicked on the battery icon and it shows that the battery health is Excellent.
>>>>I turned the notebook on and off a couple of times.
>>>>I took the battery out and put it in.
>>>>None of the above resolves the issue. If I remember correctly, before this outage, the battery was about 70% charged.
>>>>
>>>>What else can I try?
>>>>
>>>>TIA
>>>
>>>- Have you tried plugging the laptop charger into a different wall socket? Perhaps a breaker tripped and there's no power coming out of the socket.
>>>- The power brick (i.e. the laptop charger) may have failed -- i.e. either within the "brick" itself, or the power cable (the latter could happen depending on how you've been handling it when packing/unpacking it -- you could ruin the cabling by introducing sharp bends on the cable or applying too much tension).
>>>- charging circuit within the laptop may have gone bad
>>
>>It is possible that the charging circuit of the laptop stopped working. I ordered a new battery. This will prove or disprove this possibility.
>>Thank you.
>
>BTW, how old is this laptop? If the battery pack is several years old, it could be near the end of its useful life (i.e. its capacity to hold a charge decreases over time, and depending on how you've been using the battery could affect its useful lifespan).
The laptop is 9 years old. A new battery should be delivered today. I can't wait to test it.
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