Second time I need help with this - My battery won't charge when playing demanding games.
Jerr
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Laptop: Acer Predator Helios 500 with Intel i7-8750
As title says, when playing demanding games like Battlefield 1, Path of Exile, etc, my battery drains even though it's plugged in and charging.
If my battery is charged to say ~80%, it will last about an hour before falling to ~30% during heavy gameplay, and thus my PC gets throttled due to being below 40% and all games
become completely and utterly unplayable. I really need a solution for this, I can't believe I have an issue like this for such an expensive piece of equipment..
As title says, when playing demanding games like Battlefield 1, Path of Exile, etc, my battery drains even though it's plugged in and charging.
If my battery is charged to say ~80%, it will last about an hour before falling to ~30% during heavy gameplay, and thus my PC gets throttled due to being below 40% and all games
become completely and utterly unplayable. I really need a solution for this, I can't believe I have an issue like this for such an expensive piece of equipment..
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You probably need the 330-watt charger. Jack E/NJ
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This issue has been explained under many threads - this is called hybrid power utilization - pulling power from both charger and battery. Try to get a 180 watt charger (in place of oyur current 130) and you should be good. There would still be pull from battery at times, but not so much.Jerr said:Laptop: Acer Predator Helios 500 with Intel i7-8750
As title says, when playing demanding games like Battlefield 1, Path of Exile, etc, my battery drains even though it's plugged in and charging.
If my battery is charged to say ~80%, it will last about an hour before falling to ~30% during heavy gameplay, and thus my PC gets throttled due to being below 40% and all games
become completely and utterly unplayable. I really need a solution for this, I can't believe I have an issue like this for such an expensive piece of equipment..
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dunno if the plug it's compatible but maybe u can try the triton 700 1080 ac adapter that is 230w
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Don't do that! Predator is set to accept 130 or 180 watts being delivered max. Unless you want to risk damaging equipment, I wouldn't recommend going beyond 180W.Keicchan said:dunno if the plug it's compatible but maybe u can try the triton 700 1080 ac adapter that is 230w
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Okay! Will try and see if I can find one somewhere, if you know somewhere that has them readily available for purchase it'd be a huge help!sri369 said:This issue has been explained under many threads - this is called hybrid power utilization - pulling power from both charger and battery. Try to get a 180 watt charger (in place of oyur current 130) and you should be good. There would still be pull from battery at times, but not so much.0 -
@Jerr For the PH517-51 model you can get up to a 330 watt supply. Just google the part nos below for a vendor/seller. Jack E/NJ
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---deleted--- Jack answered.Jerr said:Okay! Will try and see if I can find one somewhere, if you know somewhere that has them readily available for purchase it'd be a huge help!
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Found a 330w, checked my current and it was 230w, so the extra 100w should be a huge boost! Thank you so much!sri369 said:0
