Odd charging behavior on laptop

[trents]

I have an older laptop, first gen i3.

Battery was replaced several months ago with an aftermarket battery which has been in use for about 4 months. Charger is an OEM HP unit and I have also tried another OEM HP charger to test whether or not the problem is the charger. Replacing the charger does not solve the issue. The connection to the charging port seems tight and wiggling it does not interrupt charging. Battery contacts look normal.

I'm experiencing this odd charging behavior where charging stops happening and battery begins to drain. However, if I remove the battery and snap it back in place the charging resumes as normal. This is repeatable. What could be causing this? Unit is loaded with a clean install of Windows 10 and no HP utilities are installed.

 

[knoober]

I would blame the aftermarket battery. They are often filled with substandard cells to keep costs low. These poor quality cells often have poor charge/discharge capabilities and are labeled in correctly for capacity.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...CBAB&usg=AOvVaw2wp1KcO3XTcijEM9JYN05R&ampcf=1.

This article contains a bit of info about what to look for in an 18650 cell and how to spot a fake/poorly made cell

 

[BugFreak]

Agreed. I bought an aftermarket for a Dell a while back and never could get a proper charge on it. It would charge but couldn't hold it worth a darn. Bought a Dell replacement and everything worked fine.

 

[data1]

Does it load the battery fully while the PC is off?