Acer Nitro 5 battery broken, can I use 2 chargers in parallel?

Adamsmashem
Adamsmashem Member Posts: 2 New User
in Nitro Gaming

Ok, so every time I unplug my latop, it shuts off immediately. Probably a battery problem, but I rarely use my battery at all and can live without it. It runs fine while plugged in, except when running something more intensive, like minecraft with shaders, it will go into battery saver mode, beep a bit, and shut off. My guess is its not getting enough power from the charger alone, and I happen to have 2 chargers. So what if I were to combine them in parallel? Could this then supply enough amps for gaming? Or is this not an issue about lack of power from the charger? Both chargers work with my laptop, and are the same voltage.

I will probably fix the battery issue in the future, but for now I would love a free/cheap solution, if possible.

Thanks for the help, and sorry if this is in the wrong section of the forums.

Answers

  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 12,807 Trailblazer
    edited December 2023
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/696084/acer-nitro-5-battery-broken-can-i-use-2-chargers-in-parallel

    What is your Nitro 5 exact model number as advising you without that information is irresponsible to give you any advice. Also, to bridge two adaptors is NOT recommended and/or advisable as its dangerous and a certain fire hazard as you will fry your laptops circuitries and yourself if things go VERY BADLY WRONG 🙃😂🙃. Get your Nitro 5 laptop looked at by an experienced technician that can fix your battery charging issue(s) as its a simple thing to do, as the charging part of your laptop is also integrated and related to the power adaptor and eventually you will destroy the adaptor section of your laptop also. And only using the power adaptor as a power source is risky and not advisable.

  • Puraw
    Puraw ACE, Member Posts: 14,660 Trailblazer
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/696084/acer-nitro-5-battery-broken-can-i-use-2-chargers-in-parallel

    Not a good idea for two reasons: A series circuit would double the voltage so you would be feeding the MOBO 38 VDC and blow it up. A parallel circuit would double the amps and the Nitro5 will not support 14 Amp, same result as above.

    And then there is the MS ACPI battery control logic and Windows11 new Modern Standby that will shut the system down at some point when no battery is detected (zero charge). You may be able to override all that by tinkering with the Registry, but I predict major crashes and BSODs.

    I recommend getting a replacement battery online for $50. 😉

  • Adamsmashem
    Adamsmashem Member Posts: 2 New User
    edited December 2023

    Hey, thanks for the answers guys! Yeah I figured it wasn't as simple as that, thanks for warning me. Would A new battery fix this? This isn't the behavior I would expect from a bad battery, it seems like the battery isn't connected properly, or something.

    I also uninstalled my battery drivers, shut down and unplugged my laptop, opened the case and disconnected the battery. Then waited a bit and put everything back, booted up my laptop, and same problem.

    This all started when a spilt some water on my desk, and some flowed under the laptop. I quickly lifted my laptop out of the water, and when I opened the case to disconnect the battery, I saw no visible water damage, and connectors looked fine to me

    I hope to be able to fix this myself, if its simple enough.

    Thanks for the help!

    MODEL NO.:N20C1

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