My Dell Inspiron 8000 laptop does not charge the battery and it is too
expensive to fix.
Can I cheaply connect my AC adapter directly to the battery to charge it?

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Request for Question Clarification by googlenut-ga on 13 Jan 2005 13:17 PST

Hello martin1899-ga,

You can buy an external battery charger such the one on this page
(scroll down to the second item)?

http://store.yahoo.com/laptoptravel/delinlionbat.html


Is this the type of thing you are looking for?

Googlenut

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Clarification of Question by martin1899-ga on 14 Jan 2005 00:34 PST

Thanks Googlenut. No I don't want to spend $159.95 which is an
excessive price for a battery charger. I'm looking for a cheap
solution. Is there an easy way I can get my AC adapter to charge my
battery? Would a cable with the appropriate plugs between them work?

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Clarification of Question by martin1899-ga on 14 Jan 2005 11:08 PST

Cynthia, 

I guess the battery is good because I bought a new one that also does
not charge. So I have two batteries and an old laptold that is not
worth investing much more. I would like to use the laptop on my
wireless broadband connection for remote surfing but I don't want to
spend much more.

Check this out:

Main laptop battery does not charge:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000353.htm

Martin,

You need to determine if the battery is "bad."  If the battery is bad,
charging simply won't work.  Take it to a laptop shop, they'll plug in
a battery they KNOW works, then you'll know if you need a new battery
or if it's the charging board inside the computer.  This information
is at the link I provided...

We can find you a cheap(er) battery that will work with a Dell.

~~Cynthia