Battery only showing 0% even after charging for 8 hours

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Oh boy, now I'm really confused. I swear that 94 referred to your phone as a Razr but I look back and it is just not there. That's what happens when you're running on no sleep for almost 40 hours.Wow...glad I don't have to operate heavy machinery, lol!

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Its because the post started out for a razr :cool: your not crazy lol. Its okay, its about time for me to go to bed too. I have 5.5 miles an ab routine, lifting, and Tabata staring me in the face again for in the morning. But that's 5 days sometimes 6 days a week :eek: but I don't feel worth a dang unless I do it. I have to do it. Good night!!!

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Never kill this battery. This was a li-ion thing... this is a Li-po battery. ;)

Slight correction; This was a Nickel Cadmium thing...This is a Li-Po Pouch cell battery. LiPo batteries don't have "memory" so no need to deplete. :icon_ nono2: Instead, depleting is a BIG no-no. :icon_ nono:

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Slight correction; This was a Nickel Cadmium thing...This is a Li-Po Pouch cell battery. LiPo batteries don't have "memory" so no need to deplete. :icon_ nono2: Instead, depleting is a BIG no-no. :icon_ nono:

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Thanx for catching that :) I'll make an adjustment there :)

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So now I'm confused! With the D4, I do the charge to 100% powered off, deplete to 15%, power off and repeat above every (x) months?
 

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So now I'm confused! With the D4, I do the charge to 100% powered off, deplete to 15%, power off and repeat above every (x) months?

The D4 has essentially the same configuration and battery as the OG RAZR, so I recommend every 2-3 months, but the battery experts at BatteryUniversity.com say every 40 complete charge cycles that add up to 100% of rated capacity.

So if you typically charge to 100% and use 60%, plugging in again at 40%, then for every 10 charges you do, you would have used 6 100% charge cycles (60% * 10 = 600% / 100% = 6 cycles). So to reach the 40 cycles, you would have charged the phone 66 times, or about 2 months.

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So it looks like my griping to Vzw got me an acceptable CLN device. I did as the Foxkat said and I'm getting about 11 hours of my "normal" use on 3G.

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Continuing issues battery meter recalibration

My problem is similar and I have already exchanged for a refurb unit. This unit has the same issue. I am using Motorola supplied charging cord and plug unit. I have tried with car charger and my husband's charger (also OEM Motorola).
Battery will sometimes charge, sometimes not.
I was delighted to find this info re: recalibrating battery meter, but I have been trying to accomplish these steps in order since early morning. Here's the scoop:
1. Turn off phone. Phone is at 10% - I must have missed the 15% mark.
2. Plug in charger.
3. Wait till phone shows 100% by pushing volume button.
4. Remove from charger and turn on.
5.Oops...battery isn't really 100%...it's only 20%!
6. Repeat steps one through 4.
7. Battery now says 50% charged. How frustrating.

When charged in regular manner with phone on, the battery will report fully charged from 20% in about 25 seconds.

Carrier (Verizon) has been un-helpful.

Am I doing something wrong here?

Thanks,
hirize
 

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Welcome to DF hirize! You are definitely correct- what you are experiencing should not be happening! It is normal for the phone to report that it is at 100% charged and really only be 90% charged when you turn it on but shouldn't only be at 50%. And it definitely should take over 25 seconds to charge from 20% to 100%.

Overnight, or whenever you can leave the phone on the charger (the one that came with the phone) plugged into a standard outlet, try charging the phone off for 5 hours. That is more than enough time to get a normal working phone to 100% charge. When you turn it on, see what the charge level says. It may only be 90-99% and that is normal.

FoxKat may have other ideas or reasons why your phone is acting like it is. If so, by all means, follow his advice!
 
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