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powerlogd consuming high cpu

For some reason, powerlogd is eating up a lot of cpu for no reason. Like it gets up to 80 and stays there for no reason. I got my battery serviced recently so it might be that but I just want to see if there is a fix for this. I have tried resetting the smc and the pram to no avail. Does anybody have any ideas on how to fix this?

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Tell more about this battery service.

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https://www.howtogeek.com/326965/what-is-the-powerd-process-and-why-is-it-running-on-my-mac/ notes the SMC but what about ending that task?

Tried that

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I reset the SMC and tried force quitting that but then it just goes back to high cpu again. Usually after waking from sleep it does that.

Battery Serviced

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I can’t help wondering if this “Battery Serviced” has anything to do with this problem. Exactly what was done and who did it?
Perhaps it’s time for a new battery given that that the system appears to have a problem with the “serviced” one.
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About that

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Essentially here a EGOWAY battery was installed into this computer by me and that was the only thing that was done. I may have forgot to shut down before removing the battery but in any case powerlogd still goes to max cpu when waking from sleep.

Egoway batteries,

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I’ve read a number of bad reviews about these batteries in a Mac laptop, a number of good ones too, so there is a possibility that you have a faulty one.
Purchased from Amazon? If so, return for replacement/refund.
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