Dell Laptop Not Charging Holds Battery Charge Level

After ~5.5yrs, I noticed the internal cooling-fan began running full-time (quiet, but usually only runs if the batteries require charging, such as after an outage), and the usually-cool lower vents of the UPS were now a bit warm due to active charging circuitry. Then the normally 100% charge-level LCD indicator at times showed only 80% despite no outage. Time for a new battery pack! The most involved part was shutting down & disconnecting & eventually reconnecting all the protected equipment. After all was disconnected, out of curiosity I turned the UPS off & then back on - the charge-level indicator dropped from 100% to 60%! The old battery pack was in worse shape than I thought. Replacing the pack involved removing a couple screws at the bottom of the UPS & then sliding the face-plate down, then out. Then disconnect the power connector from the old pack, slide the old pack out, new pack in, reconnect the power connector & reattach the face-plate. Simple & quick! The charge level indicated 100% as soon as I turned the UPS back on - I let it charge for the recommended time anyway although I don't think that was necessary in my case because there was never any indication it was charging: the fan was off again & the lower vents cool to the touch again. My UPS seems to have a separate minor issue - a poorly connected LED that is supposed to illuminate the Power Button when the UPS is turned on. Instead, on mine, sometimes it's lit, sometimes it flickers, but usually it's off. The new battery pack didn't change that - the caution being that if the UPS has a more significant dysfunction, replacing the battery pack could be an expensive way to find out the issue isn't the battery pack. One last comment: Unlike APC, CyberPower unfortunately doesn't seem to have a recycling program for their spent battery packs.

I like the reusable battery charger because it tells me the charge level of each individual battery. This comes in handy when I am charging batteries from different devices at the same time.

LED display is easy to read and shows battery level while charging. You can charge 2 batteries at once. Charges multiple size batteries.

Display shows level of charge. Each battery slot has it's own readout so you know exactly which battery needs charging and which one is ready to be used. No more guessing on which battery is charged, and now I can throw out my battery tester ! Excellent !

The battery holds it charge, even between use!

as to the battery it works fine. holds a charge and I'm happy. Unsure how I ordered the battery with a charging port but received one without the charging port yet it had a charging cord???? so 5 *****for the battery and 2** for the packaging.

It holds a charge. Like a battery should.

Holds a charge like a pro ... what more could you ask of a battery?

I use it with cameras, phones, iPads, and even my laptop. Holds its charge very well. Great battery. Perfect size.

Battery holds a great charge and is very powerful!