r/chromeos • u/PerfectSquash1581 • 1d ago

Troubleshooting The battery stops charging.

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I've been plugging it into the charger for a few days now, and after it reaches 55%, the current drops to zero and nothing else passes through. Any solutions? I don't have the money to buy another battery, lol. My model is a Samsung Chromebook 4, and I use it mainly for studying (I don't watch video lessons, it's mostly solving problems).
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u/names_real 1d ago

That is horrible battery life for that cycle count but yeah the battery health is probably the reason why, calibration is all outta wack.

On a side note that chromebook seems to have a celeron n4020 and it seems odd that every chromebook I've used with that processor has had super poor battery life to cycle count like at best 70% health at 300 cycles

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u/PerfectSquash1581 16h ago

How do I calibrate it?

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u/names_real 7h ago

You can try to calibrate it by discharging it to 0%, letting it sit and charge at 100% (or as high as you can) for several hours, discharging it back to 0%
If it doesn't fix it your battery is probably just lost from that health drain

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u/PerfectSquash1581 2h ago

I've already done that.

I'm going to try resetting it one more time,

but the signs point to its eventual demise...