INSERTING BATTERY

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Grinder said:
It depends on the laptop. Typically there is at least one spring-loaded
latch that *can be* held into the "unlocked" position, but will most
likely just do that on it's own when inserting the battery. The other
latch might also be spring-loaded, but sometimes it's more of a locking
mechanism that needs to be set to "unlocked" before putting in the
battery.

Just look at the mechanism before your try, and figure out how it works.
No mallets should be needed for this operation.
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The center side latch is the spring-loaded latch, for other latch no
questions, its open.
I tried 2-3 time first to move spring-loaded latch to the "unlock" position,
then tried accurately push the battery forward into place, then release
spring-loaded latch, but latch didn't stay in place, same as battery.
Can this damage battery contacts on the of laptop side?
 
Alonso said:
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The center side latch is the spring-loaded latch, for other latch no
questions, its open.
I tried 2-3 time first to move spring-loaded latch to the "unlock"
position, then tried accurately push the battery forward into place,
then release spring-loaded latch, but latch didn't stay in place, same
as battery.
Can this damage battery contacts on the of laptop side?
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Did you check that it is the correct battery ?

Do the electrical contacts match, between the battery compartment and
the battery itself ?

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/vos1520/en/SM/td_batt.htm

Paul
 
Paul said:
Did you check that it is the correct battery ?

Do the electrical contacts match, between the battery compartment and
the battery itself ?

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/vos1520/en/SM/td_batt.htm

Paul
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It's a new laptop with original battery, I just removed it for a some time,
what I'm worried is about the electrical contacts on laptop side, as my
first attemts (i've tried twice) to attach battery in not fully correct way
may scratch contacts in laptop side. Is that possible?

regards
 
Alonso said:
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It's a new laptop with original battery, I just removed it for a some
time, what I'm worried is about the electrical contacts on laptop side,
as my first attemts (i've tried twice) to attach battery in not fully
correct way may scratch contacts in laptop side. Is that possible?

regards
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On the laptop side of the electrical connector, you can see "blade" contacts.

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/vos1520/en/SM/images/Battery4.jpg

The battery itself, should have "U" shaped contacts which fit over the "blade"
when the battery is moved into place. In between the plastic insulation, the
metal will touch the blade on either side.

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/vos1520/en/SM/images/BatteryImage0.jpg

The battery has two square plastic "posts". These guide the battery into place
and aid in "connector capture". The battery on my laptop, isn't designed exactly
the same way, but it uses the same concept. The plastic of the battery
compartment, and the plastic of the battery, are shaped so that as the battery
approaches the battery bay, the battery can only fit one way and the contacts
are guided into place.

If you look at the battery, each "U" shape should be free and clear. If, somehow,
the two sides of the "U" shaped metal got bent, then the blade contact on the
battery, won't fit into the "U", and the battery will jam.

The two slide switches, one is a "lock" and the other is a "latch". The lock
prevents the accidental release of the battery while it is in usage. On my
laptop, when the lock is in the open position, it is red in color, and has
an "unlocked" icon. The red color is to warn that the battery could fall out
by accident.

The "latch" on mine is spring loaded. As the battery is pushed into place, the
"latch" moves on its own, until the battery capture is completed.

The reason your battery slides into place, is to make room for extended life
battery packs.

Paul
 
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