Acer Aspire 3 A315-21 Replacement Battery 7.7V 4750mAh
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Acer Aspire 3 A315-21 Replacement Battery 7.7V 4750mAh - is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Voltage
7.7V
Amp
4750mAh
Acer Aspire 3 A315-21 / A315-51 — 7.7V Li-Polymer Replacement Battery (AP16M5J)
This is a 7.7V, 4750mAh (36.58Wh) lithium-polymer battery for the Acer Aspire 3 A315-21 and A315-51 series laptops. It replaces OEM part AP16M5J and cross-references KT.00205.004 and KT.00205.005. The slim 5.42mm cell profile matches the chassis clearance on the A315 platform exactly.
- A315-21 and A315-51 platform fit: Both series share the same 7.7V two-cell Li-Polymer architecture, identical connector pinout, and the same BMS handshake protocol. The replacement cell communicates over the same SMBus line, so the BIOS recognises it without flashing or workarounds.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We ran this cell on an A315-21 unit under a mixed CPU and display load. The BMS held voltage above the 6.4V low-cell cutoff throughout the discharge curve and accepted a full charge cycle without triggering a protection trip.
- Post-install calibration on the A315 platform: After fitting, run the laptop on battery until it hibernates at cutoff — do not interrupt it. Then charge uninterrupted to 100%. This resets the BIOS battery learn cycle and clears the inaccurate health warning that appears on first boot after every cell swap.
Why the Aspire 3 shuts down at 20–30% after a battery swap
The A315 fuel gauge IC builds a discharge map against the original cell's internal resistance profile. When a new cell goes in, that map is stale — the IC thinks the voltage cliff arrives earlier than it actually does. Under combined CPU and display load, the controller sees what it interprets as a rapid voltage drop and triggers a shutdown before the cell is genuinely empty. Running one full discharge-to-hibernate cycle forces the IC to recalibrate its end-of-discharge voltage against the new cell. After two full cycles, the reported percentage tracks accurately.
BIOS showing wrong Wh rating after fitting the AP16M5J replacement
The Wh value shown in BIOS or Windows Battery Report is pulled from EEPROM data embedded in the cell's protection circuit, not measured directly. OEM cells and replacement cells can carry different EEPROM-programmed values even when the actual chemistry is identical. This is a data field mismatch, not a capacity fault. To confirm actual capacity, run a full discharge-charge cycle and check the Full Charge Capacity reading in Windows PowerCfg — type powercfg /batteryreport in an elevated command prompt and compare the reported full charge figure against the rated 36.58Wh.
Compatible Models
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Technical Specifications
Product Highlights
- Brand: Acer
- Manufacturer: CS
- Series: Standard
- Color: Black
- Product Type: Li-Polymer
- Battery Type: Li-Polymer
- Warranty: 12 Months
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Frequently Asked Questions
My Aspire 3 A315-21 is reporting the new battery as "poor health" or "unknown" in Windows right after fitting — is the replacement cell faulty?
It is not a faulty cell. The BIOS carries EEPROM health data from the old battery, and on first boot it flags the new cell because that learned data does not match. Run one full discharge to hibernate-cutoff, then charge uninterrupted to 100% — this triggers the BIOS battery learn cycle and clears the health warning. Check Battery Report again after two full cycles using `powercfg /batteryreport` in an elevated command prompt.
The fuel gauge on my A315-51 is jumping around — showing 60%, then 45%, then back to 55% within minutes of unplugging. What causes that?
The fuel gauge IC on the A315 platform calibrates its state-of-charge algorithm against the internal resistance profile of the installed cell. After a swap, the IC is still using the old cell's resistance map, so voltage readings translate to wildly inaccurate percentages. Two full discharge-to-hibernate-then-full-charge cycles force the IC to rebuild the map against the new cell. After the second cycle the percentage readout stabilises.
New AP16M5J battery stopped charging at 80% and won't go higher — is something wrong with the cell?
Charge stopping at 80% is almost always a BIOS-controlled charge limit, not a cell fault. Acer's firmware includes a battery health mode that caps charge at 80% to reduce long-term cell stress — it ships enabled on some units. Open the Acer Care Center application, navigate to Battery Health Manager, and switch the mode from "Extended Battery Life" to "Balanced" or "Maximum Battery Life." After changing the setting, plug in and confirm charge continues past 80%.
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