* Carl Fink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Jul 12 16:11 -0500]: > On Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 01:07:48PM -0700, Sean Perry wrote: > > > That said, most laptop batteries degrade performance significantly if > > left plugged into the mains 24/7. So only plug in for refills. > > Really? Most batteries lose life if repeatedly discharged and recharged.
That was a real problem with NiCad batteries. Li-Ion don't suffer nearly as much. Some packs do include logic that tracks charge cycles and essentially shuts the battery off once a certain limit is reached whether the battery is physically good or not. I think this just happened to the battery in my T23. Up to several days ago it would maintain suspend for about 18 hours. Within the past 24 hours it "died". - Nate >> -- Wireless | Amateur Radio Station N0NB | Successfully Microsoft Amateur radio exams; ham radio; Linux info @ | free since January 1998. http://www.qsl.net/n0nb/ | "Debian, the choice of My Kawasaki KZ-650 SR @ | a GNU generation!" http://www.networksplus.net/n0nb/ | http://www.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]