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Question

Switching to ac power only

Aug 26, 2015 11:14AM PDT

Using an HP Pavilion dv4. Win7.

I suspect my key lagging may be a dying battery. But is there a way to switch to AC power only without removing the battery?

Thanks!

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Answer
A long time ago...
Aug 26, 2015 11:34AM PDT

I applied some kapton tape very thin to the battery contacts. The battery needed to be in there since the weight keeps the laptop from flipping over.

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what about...
Aug 26, 2015 3:15PM PDT

Electrical or a bit of duct tape?

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(NT) Too thick from what I've seen.
Aug 26, 2015 3:23PM PDT