thewanderlustking Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Really do I have to be the one to pop the first question thread in here lol?! I was going to ask this over on NBR, but I actualy bought a battery so I have time now to burn... So I know these can be used without a battery, but I am in s less than ideal automotive environment utilizing inverters/converters and a battery acts like a capacitor soaking up "noise". This is a Toughbook, so probably better than most, but should I wait until my battery pack arrives and avoid using this laptop in my RV without a pack? I have a genuine Panasonic power adapter, so that also helps soak up the noise. I would not use or recommend a generic power adapter. But what about generic batteries? Do they still work with Panny battery calibration and health reports? I grabbed what appears to be a new genuine Panasonic battery, for $19. I am a bit scheptical, but we shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kschewe Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 I do not see any issues with generic batteries as long as the pass the safety rating for your area or country. That seems rather cheap even for a generic battery. I use mostly generic and a few oem chargers. I honestly cannot see any difference. I have not tested them on a scope but the motherboard circuit will take care of it. My newer utrabook i bought a oem charger for it since i senses the knockoff ones though and gives a warning but they still work. one thing i really like about panasonic is they keep the same charger and port for every model i have seen so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kschewe Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Just a tidbit of info. I bought a few cf-s10 recently and when installing windows i get a red warning screen. battery needs to be checked, there was a recall. It installed a updated firmware on the battery. This happened on my cf-c2 also last year. There are a few oem battery models that caught fire when charging..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADOR Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 I got him to send me a picture of it, It's looks to be a Panasonic battery but maybe for a different market than the USA one originally. Toughbook CF-19Mk3, Mk5, Mk6, CF-31 Mk3, CF-U1 Mk1, Mk2.5, CF-52 Mk1 Hi, CF-28 Mk2, CF-29 Mk3, CF-07, Alienware 17 R5 i7-8750H, GTX 1070, 16GB, 1TB HD ,256GB SSD Voodoo Pc Envy M355, M360, U703, M780, Desktop cases Voodoo Hexx, Rage, Omen, Idol Alienware Predator 2, Hanger 18 Falcon Northwest Tiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kschewe Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Probably bought 10 panasonic laptops last year that are dual core to i5-6th gen. 1 out of those batteries did not work. the rest are 2h or more. its amazing to me. i have crate of hp, dell, acer junk that dies in 2 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADOR Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 I still have some CF-18 (single core machines) batteries I use in my CF-19's. Some of them were 5 to 7 hour batteries when new, but seem to hold 3 to 2 hours for a long time before they degrade any further. That is why I always have some kind of toughbook with me, just incase. Toughbook CF-19Mk3, Mk5, Mk6, CF-31 Mk3, CF-U1 Mk1, Mk2.5, CF-52 Mk1 Hi, CF-28 Mk2, CF-29 Mk3, CF-07, Alienware 17 R5 i7-8750H, GTX 1070, 16GB, 1TB HD ,256GB SSD Voodoo Pc Envy M355, M360, U703, M780, Desktop cases Voodoo Hexx, Rage, Omen, Idol Alienware Predator 2, Hanger 18 Falcon Northwest Tiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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