Li-ion question

[PaulH96636]

Does anyone know if a Sony Vaio laptop battery voltage for a PCG-735
can be measured if the battery is not in the computer? ie, is the voltage
output
to the +/- terminals present only if some internal circuitry in the computer
triggers it?

I have one such battery pack which reads nearly zero volts uninstalled.

-ph

 

[Jerry G.]

The battery should read if not connected. Infact, it is supposed to be
measured under load to know if it can tolerate being loaded. Normally, if a
battery reads low with no load, it is either very discharged, or it is
defective.

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"PaulH96636" <paulh96636@aol.comkojunk> wrote in message
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Does anyone know if a Sony Vaio laptop battery voltage for a PCG-735
can be measured if the battery is not in the computer? ie, is the voltage
output
to the +/- terminals present only if some internal circuitry in the computer
triggers it?

I have one such battery pack which reads nearly zero volts uninstalled.

-ph