Re: [Thinkpad] Thinkpad R31 mysteriously dies (both AC and Battery) after 3-25 minutes of use

Only a few spare snack mice for my snake, honest!

--STeve Andre'

On Thursday 31 July 2003 07:39 pm, Bruce Markowitz wrote:
> Steve
> I'd be afraid to see what's in YOUR freezer
> OUCH
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "STeve Andre'" <andres@msu.edu>
> To: "Peter Gilchrist" <pcgilchrist@hotmail.com>; <thinkpad@stderr.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 7:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Thinkpad R31 mysteriously dies (both AC and
> Battery) after 3-25 minutes of use
>
> > You might be experiencing a power problem. Look at the rating
> > on the power supply, then look at the rating on the ThinkPad. The
> > voltage should be the same, and the amperage rating on the power
> > supply must be equal to, or greater than the amps wanted on the
> > ThinkPad.
> >
> > It sounds like a thermal problem to me. A slightly bizarre test for
> > this might be to put your ThinkPad in a large plastic bag and then
> > put it in your freezer for 20 minutes or so, then try using it. You
> > do NOT want to keep it in there a long time; electronics do not
> > like being awoken when really cold. But cooling it down some
> > and then testing to see how long it lasts before shutdown might
> > tell you something. I'm thinking that perhaps the supply isn't working
> > well, and something in the ThinkPad is drawing too much current,
> > which causes something to die after a while.
> >
> > If this is 9 months old, it should still be in warranty, I'd hope.
> >
> > So check things and try the freezer trick. Let us know what
> > happens.
> >
> > --STeve Andre'
> >
> > On Thursday 31 July 2003 06:50 pm, Peter Gilchrist wrote:
> > > Greetings all, I own a 9 month old Thinkpad R31 series which I use
> > > quite heavily 4-5 hours a day. It was working fine until a week ago
> > > when the computer seemed to turn itself off (no blue screen or logoff
> > > windows;
>
> more
>
> > > like when you pull the plug from the wall without a battery). This
> > > keeps happening now no matter what I am doing (writing a word document;
>
> surfing
>
> > > the web; cropping pictures etc.) ..sometimes within 3 minutes up to
>
> around
>
> > > 25 minutes of use. I have to keep turning the computer back on and the
> > > failure is repeated. At first, this was happening only on AC Power. I
>
> could
>
> > > charge my battery up and use it no problem for 3 hours. But now the
> > > computer is turning off on battery only power too. I am perplexed to
>
> think
>
> > > what is wrong? Could it be the system battery needs replacing? I only
> > > bought it new 9 months ago. Any suggestions would be very helpful!
> > >
> > > Other information which may be relevant: I am using a Canadian laptop
>
> with
>
> > > a power adapter to work here in Australia. I had been doing this for 8
> > > months prior to the problem and even tried a new convertor just in case
> > > that was the problem to no avail.
> > >
> > > regards,
> > >
> > > Peter
> > >
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Received on Thu Jul 31 19:51:25 2003