Battery won't charge - ASUS Fedora 29

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Hi,
I’m having trouble with my ASUS laptop with Fedora 29.
I bought a new battery and started using it about a month ago without any problem, today I used to laptop until it needed to recharge but after plugging it in it does not charge (it keeps staying at 6%) and when I unplug it it just dies after a couple of seconds.
This is the output of upower -d:

    Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/line_power_AC0
      native-path:          AC0
      power supply:         yes
      updated:              Mon 27 May 2019 06:30:31 PM CEST (716 seconds ago)
      has history:          no
      has statistics:       no
      line-power
        warning-level:       none
        online:              yes
        icon-name:          'ac-adapter-symbolic'

    Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
      native-path:          BAT0
      vendor:               ASUSTeK
      model:                ASUS Battery
      power supply:         yes
      updated:              Mon 27 May 2019 06:40:31 PM CEST (116 seconds ago)
      has history:          yes
      has statistics:       yes
      battery
        present:             yes
        rechargeable:        yes
        state:               charging
        warning-level:       none
        energy:              2.188 Wh
        energy-empty:        0 Wh
        energy-full:         33.796 Wh
        energy-full-design:  37.44 Wh
        energy-rate:         0 W
        voltage:             14.4 V
        percentage:          6%
        capacity:            90.2671%
        technology:          lithium-ion
        icon-name:          'battery-caution-charging-symbolic'

    Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/DisplayDevice
      power supply:         yes
      updated:              Mon 27 May 2019 06:36:31 PM CEST (356 seconds ago)
      has history:          no
      has statistics:       no
      battery
        present:             yes
        state:               charging
        warning-level:       none
        energy:              2.188 Wh
        energy-full:         33.796 Wh
        energy-rate:         0 W
        percentage:          6%
        icon-name:          'battery-caution-charging-symbolic'

    Daemon:
      daemon-version:  0.99.10
      on-battery:      no
      lid-is-closed:   no
      lid-is-present:  yes
      critical-action: HybridSleep

The output seems good or at least normal, what could the problem be?
Thanks.

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This sort of thing is usually handled in firmware (in the battery or in the laptop charging circuit), and not controllable from software.

When things go wonky, I tend to just shut everything down, remove the battery and re-seat it after a little while (maybe a 30s-1m).

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Done it several times, does not change anything.
I suspect some contacts on the battery are broken, even though the laptop knows when the battery is inserted.

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If some of the battery contacts are broken, the battery’s defective and there’s nothing you can do about it in software. Take it back to the dealer and get it replaced.

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This is what I think I’ll end up doing.