{"id":25305,"date":"2025-12-17T16:58:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/?p=25305"},"modified":"2025-12-25T17:16:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T17:16:39","slug":"why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does my Dell battery percentage jump or drain inconsistently?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If your Dell battery percentage <strong>jumps<\/strong> (for example 45% \u2192 12% in seconds), <strong>drops too fast<\/strong>, or seems to drain differently day to day, it usually comes down to one of these:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Battery gauge calibration drift<\/strong> (percentage estimate is no longer accurate)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Battery wear<\/strong> (voltage sag under load makes the % collapse suddenly)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Charging\/BIOS settings<\/strong> (limits like 50\u201380% can make behavior look \u201cwrong\u201d)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adapter detection \/ charging circuit issues<\/strong> (especially if BIOS shows \u201cUnknown\u201d adapter)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sleep\/hibernation + background activity<\/strong> (drain while \u201cclosed\u201d) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- CTA (above the fold) --><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:14px 0 18px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/pcbattery\/product-category\/battery-for-dell\/\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;padding:12px 16px;border:1px solid #111;text-decoration:none;border-radius:6px;font-weight:600;\"><br \/>\n    Shop Dell Replacement Batteries<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>1) The #1 reason: battery calibration drift (wrong \u201cfull\u201d and \u201cempty\u201d points)<\/h2>\n<p>Dell\u2019s own guidance says a <strong>battery calibration cycle<\/strong> can help when the battery <strong>discharges quickly<\/strong> or the percentage <strong>drops suddenly<\/strong> (example: 20% \u2192 6% in a short time). <\/p>\n<h3>How to do a Dell calibration cycle (official method)<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Charge to <strong>100%<\/strong> (you can use the laptop while charging).<\/li>\n<li>Unplug the adapter and use it on battery until it reaches <strong>6% or less<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Plug back in and charge to <strong>100%<\/strong> again (that\u2019s one cycle).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Dell recommends performing <strong>up to three<\/strong> calibration cycles for full recalibration. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>2) Battery wear: percentage \u201ccliffs\u201d caused by voltage sag<\/h2>\n<p>As batteries age, they can struggle to deliver stable voltage during higher load (many tabs, video calls, gaming). The system may recalculate and drop the percentage quickly\u2014or shut down earlier than expected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fast check:<\/strong> if the big drops happen mainly under heavier tasks, that\u2019s a classic wear\/voltage-sag pattern.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>3) Charging limits can make behavior look inconsistent<\/h2>\n<p>Many Dell laptops have BIOS battery modes such as <strong>Primarily AC Use<\/strong> and <strong>Custom thresholds<\/strong> (for example, start charging at 50% and stop at 80%). If those are enabled, your battery may \u201chover\u201d at a range and appear to drain\/charge strangely.<\/p>\n<p>Dell notes that if BIOS is set to <strong>Primarily AC Use<\/strong> or a low custom threshold, the battery <strong>will not charge beyond that limit<\/strong>\u2014switch to <strong>Standard<\/strong> to allow full charging. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>4) AC adapter detection problems can confuse charging and battery reporting<\/h2>\n<p>In BIOS (press <strong>F2<\/strong> at startup), check <strong>AC Adapter Type\/Wattage<\/strong>. Dell specifically warns that if the adapter shows <strong>Unknown<\/strong> (or wrong wattage), the laptop might not charge properly and this can indicate an incompatible\/faulty charger or a port connection issue. <\/p>\n<p><strong>What to do:<\/strong> try a known-good Dell-compatible adapter (correct wattage), and inspect the charging port for looseness.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Step-by-step troubleshooting (best order)<\/h2>\n<h3>Step 1: Run ePSA diagnostics (hardware truth test)<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Power on \u2192 tap <strong>F12<\/strong> \u2192 choose <strong>Diagnostics<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Write down any battery-related messages or error codes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Dell provides an official reference table of ePSA\/PSA error codes and recommended troubleshooting steps. <\/p>\n<h3>Step 2: Generate a Windows Battery Report (capacity + history)<\/h3>\n<p>Dell documents using <strong>powercfg \/batteryreport<\/strong> and explains how to interpret design vs full charge capacity. <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Command Prompt (Admin)<\/li>\n<li>Run: <strong>powercfg \/batteryreport<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Open <strong>battery_report.html<\/strong> and check:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Design Capacity<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Full Charge Capacity<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Battery capacity history<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Helpful Dell rule:<\/strong> if \u201cFull Charge Capacity\u201d is less than <strong>25%<\/strong> of \u201cDesigned Capacity\u201d and the battery is more than a year old, Dell says this can be normal wear; if the battery is less than a year old, it may need replacement. <\/p>\n<h3>Step 3: Reset power management (if behavior is \u201cglitchy\u201d)<\/h3>\n<p>Dell\u2019s battery troubleshooting guide includes resetting Windows power plans using:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>powercfg -restoredefaultschemes<\/strong> (reset power plans)<\/li>\n<li><strong>powercfg -h off<\/strong> (turn off hibernation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This can help when corrupted power settings or sleep\/hibernate behavior contributes to odd battery drain patterns. <\/p>\n<h3>Step 4: Do the Dell calibration cycle<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re seeing jumps (like 20% \u2192 6%), calibration is one of the most effective first fixes. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>When should you replace the battery?<\/h2>\n<p>Replacement is usually the right move if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ePSA diagnostics flags a battery issue repeatedly <\/li>\n<li>Battery Report shows <strong>very low Full Charge Capacity<\/strong> versus design (especially if the battery isn\u2019t old) <\/li>\n<li>The laptop shuts down unexpectedly, or large percentage drops keep happening even after 1\u20133 calibration cycles <\/li>\n<li>The battery is swollen or the chassis\/trackpad is lifting (replace for safety)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin:14px 0 0;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/pcbattery\/product-category\/battery-for-dell\/\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;padding:12px 16px;border:1px solid #111;text-decoration:none;border-radius:6px;font-weight:600;\"><br \/>\n    Find a Compatible Dell Battery<br \/>\n  <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your Dell battery percentage jumps (for example 45% \u2192 12% in seconds), drops too fast, or seems to drain differently day to day, it usually comes down to one of these: Battery gauge calibration drift (percentage estimate is no longer accurate) Battery wear (voltage sag under load makes the % collapse suddenly) Charging\/BIOS settings [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why does my Dell battery percentage jump or drain inconsistently? - Charging Ahead<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dell battery percentage jumping or draining fast? Learn the real causes (calibration drift, charge limits, adapter detection, battery wear) and step-by-step fixes.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why does my Dell battery percentage jump or drain inconsistently? - Charging Ahead\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dell battery percentage jumping or draining fast? Learn the real causes (calibration drift, charge limits, adapter detection, battery wear) and step-by-step fixes.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Charging Ahead\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-17T16:58:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-25T17:16:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/244403d6338bad01a7daea30bf849360\"},\"headline\":\"Why does my Dell battery percentage jump or drain inconsistently?\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-17T16:58:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-25T17:16:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":650,\"commentCount\":0,\"articleSection\":[\"Uncategorized\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\\\/\",\"name\":\"Why does my Dell battery percentage jump or drain inconsistently? - Charging Ahead\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-17T16:58:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-25T17:16:39+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/244403d6338bad01a7daea30bf849360\"},\"description\":\"Dell battery percentage jumping or draining fast? Learn the real causes (calibration drift, charge limits, adapter detection, battery wear) and step-by-step fixes.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Why does my Dell battery percentage jump or drain inconsistently?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Charging Ahead\",\"description\":\"Unveiling the Power Behind Your Laptop's Adapter\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/244403d6338bad01a7daea30bf849360\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d2733d6a774c8bfc315ac885c1bdf5a6420e7c23eac5a24df7d4423ef9bfb8ae?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d2733d6a774c8bfc315ac885c1bdf5a6420e7c23eac5a24df7d4423ef9bfb8ae?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d2733d6a774c8bfc315ac885c1bdf5a6420e7c23eac5a24df7d4423ef9bfb8ae?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Why does my Dell battery percentage jump or drain inconsistently? - Charging Ahead","description":"Dell battery percentage jumping or draining fast? Learn the real causes (calibration drift, charge limits, adapter detection, battery wear) and step-by-step fixes.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Why does my Dell battery percentage jump or drain inconsistently? - Charging Ahead","og_description":"Dell battery percentage jumping or draining fast? Learn the real causes (calibration drift, charge limits, adapter detection, battery wear) and step-by-step fixes.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\/","og_site_name":"Charging Ahead","article_published_time":"2025-12-17T16:58:46+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-12-25T17:16:39+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/244403d6338bad01a7daea30bf849360"},"headline":"Why does my Dell battery percentage jump or drain inconsistently?","datePublished":"2025-12-17T16:58:46+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-25T17:16:39+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\/"},"wordCount":650,"commentCount":0,"articleSection":["Uncategorized"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\/","url":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\/","name":"Why does my Dell battery percentage jump or drain inconsistently? - Charging Ahead","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-12-17T16:58:46+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-25T17:16:39+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/244403d6338bad01a7daea30bf849360"},"description":"Dell battery percentage jumping or draining fast? Learn the real causes (calibration drift, charge limits, adapter detection, battery wear) and step-by-step fixes.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/why-does-my-dell-battery-percentage-jump-or-drain-inconsistently\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Why does my Dell battery percentage jump or drain inconsistently?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/","name":"Charging Ahead","description":"Unveiling the Power Behind Your Laptop's Adapter","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/244403d6338bad01a7daea30bf849360","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d2733d6a774c8bfc315ac885c1bdf5a6420e7c23eac5a24df7d4423ef9bfb8ae?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d2733d6a774c8bfc315ac885c1bdf5a6420e7c23eac5a24df7d4423ef9bfb8ae?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d2733d6a774c8bfc315ac885c1bdf5a6420e7c23eac5a24df7d4423ef9bfb8ae?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"url":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25305"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25316,"href":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25305\/revisions\/25316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buy-a-charger.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}