Re: checking life of battery?

[Rich Healey <healey.rich@gmail.com>]

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Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote:
> 1) Is there any way to check the life of a battery on a Dell Inspiron 6400
> E1505? I am using Debian Etch.
> 
> 2) How to find out the number of cells in the battery? The manual says it
> can be "6-cell smart lithium ion" or "9-cell lithium ion". But I am not
> sure which one I have.
> 
> $pwd
> /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0
> 
> $cat alarm
> alarm:                   480 mAh
> 
> $cat info
> present:                 yes
> design capacity:         4800 mAh
> last full capacity:      64548 mAh
> battery technology:      rechargeable
> design voltage:          11100 mV
> design capacity warning: 480 mAh
> design capacity low:     145 mAh
> capacity granularity 1:  48 mAh
> capacity granularity 2:  48 mAh
> model number:             DELLRD8576
> serial number:           688
> battery type:            LION
> OEM info:                Sony
> 
> $cat state
> present:                 yes
> capacity state:          ok
> charging state:          charged
> present rate:            1 mA
> remaining capacity:      64548 mAh
> present voltage:         11947 mV
> 
> thanks
> raju
I'll find my screen backtick for just this if you want.
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