On Tuesday 10 December 2002 16:53, Andrei Raevsky wrote: > Hi, > > Ok. But does keeping my laptop with the battery inside CONSTANTILY > connected to the power outlet qualify as "recharging" or not (since the > battery does not really discharge the battery to being with, right?). > > Thanks, > > Andrei > Usually, yes! when the voltage goes down it recharges immediately, thus decreasing the life span. Depending a little on what sort of charger it's using it might even start to push the voltage up to a higher level creating all sorts of problems.
Especially older types of batteries are hard to come by. I even once built my own for a compaq contura using plain Ni-cadmium rechargeables:o) So take good care if it. Good Luck, HarM
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