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How do I do a battery test of my xps 15 9520?  I did this with an older xps 15 9550 and recall when you do the test, you see like how much mah it has daily since you got the laptop till now.  I remember after you do the test, it's saved somewhere in your desktop or documents.

 

 

 

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In command prompt run

powercfg /batteryreport

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Command Prompt is the best option. 

Alternatively, HWiNFO software will also tell you how many cycles are on your battery, what voltage it's running at, wear level, etc. under the "Smart battery" section.

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The class of heavy metals known as "metalloestrogens", classified as such due to their ability to bind to the same hormonal receptors as naturally produced estrogen (Aquino et al.), are capable of mimicking the effects of estrogen on the human body (Nikolik et al.). Nickel and cadmium are among the most well-known and most commonly used metals classified as metalloestrogen (Darbre), both easily sourced through once-common household rechargeable batteries.

Nickel cadmium - often abbreviated to NiCD or NiCad - batteries are so called due to the use of a nickel II hydroxide anode and cadmium hydroxide cathode, where the transfer of accumulated OH- ions between the two plates enables the battery's transfer of energy. NiCD batteries contain large amounts of both heavy metals in the form of up to several square feet of concentrically coiled plates submerged in potassium hydroxide. Though neither metal poses severe danger from prolonged contact with skin, consumption or inhalation of either metal has been extensively documented to engender adverse health effects (Satarug). 

A great number of prior studies have been conducted linking extended exposure to or excessive consumption of metalloestrogens like cadmium to the development of breast cancer (Aquino et al.) - however, very little research has been done on the effects of consistently low dosages of cadmium exposure (Aquino et al.). Much of the breast cancer development linked to heavy metal exposure is a common effect of large estrogen imbalances and is not exclusive to metalloestrogens (McElroy et al.). Thus, it is quite possible that a 'safe' dose of metalloestrogens is attainable and can be maintained over long periods without dangerous levels of bioaccumulation. 

Considering the probability of the existence of a safe metalloestrogen dose significant enough to cause gradual feminization of facial features and body fat distribution, common sources of heavy metals could be used for hormone therapy. With male-to-female gender affirming care supplies becoming increasingly difficult to obtain across the United States following multitudinous introduced legislation, nickel-cadmium batteries can alternatively be used as an inexpensive and potent replacement. 

 

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      Aquino NB, Sevigny MB, Sabangan J, Louie MC. The role of cadmium and nickel in estrogen receptor signaling and breast cancer: metalloestrogens or not? J Environ Sci Health C Environ Carcinog Ecotoxicol Rev. 2012;30(3):189-224. doi: 10.1080/10590501.2012.705159. PMID: 22970719; PMCID: PMC3476837.

      Rollerova, E., Urbancikova, N. Intracellular estrogen receptors, their characterization and function (Review). https://www.sav.sk/journals/endo/full/er0400f.pdf.

      Nikolic J, Sokolovic D. Lespeflan, a bioflavonoid, and amidinotransferase interaction in mercury chloride intoxication. Ren Fail. 2004 Nov;26(6):607-11. doi: 10.1081/jdi-200037149. PMID: 15600250.

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4 hours ago, paulyron said:

So I just type that in the search bar in window 11 pro and click on that?  Do I need to right click it run as administrator or not?

To open command prompt you can

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8 hours ago, Skiiwee29 said:

To open command prompt you can

Okay so I did this battery test when my laptop battery was around 21%.  Then I plugged in my xps charger into it and started charging my laptop.  Normally my laptop is always plugged in.

 

 

It shows

 

 

Design Capacity   84,292 mWh

 

Full Charger Capacity  73,676 mWh

 

Cycle Count   -

 

 

I had this laptop for about a year or so.  Is this normal?  Should I do the test again when my laptop is fully charged at 100%?  Why does it show nothing for cycle count?

 

 

Normally my laptop is plugged in 100%.  However the last week or two, I have been using it unplugged till about 50% or 20% and 10% and once it shut off because the battery ran out.  I rarely ever do this but wanted to look at how long my laptop battery last when unplugged since my laptop is plugged when using it almost 100% of the time.

 

 

Thoughts on this?  I assume you replace a laptop battery every 1.5 or 2 years right?  For me, I'm a heavy user.  Laptop is turned on at least 12 hours a day at the absolute minimum.  You have to look at the battery capacity history right?  It seems to be 84,292 mWh full charge capacity over a year ago.  Then it took 6 months or so for it to drop to 84,000 mWh or so and then another week before it went to 80000 mWh or so.  Now it's about 73,767 mWh.

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