how discharged does it need to be for the light to come on again? On 10/22/09, mike havens <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > that works too > > > On 10/22/09, Bob Elzer <bob.el...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> My HP pavilion is always plugged in, once the battery is fully >> charged, the light goes off telling me it isn't charging any more. >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto: >> plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] *On Behalf Of *mike havens >> *Sent:* Thursday, October 22, 2009 7:13 AM >> *To:* Main PLUG discussion list >> *Subject:* Re: laptop battery capacity >> >> For clarification: >> I think you also don't want the battery in if you only run the lap-top >> while the lap-top is plugged in. Isn't one of the deals with rechargeables >> that it only has a certain amount of charge time? Therefore, you don't >> always want to have it plugged in and charging. >> >> >> On 10/22/09, mike havens <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I think you also don't want the battery in if you only run it while it is >>> plugged in. >>> >>> >>> On 10/22/09, Jerry Davis <jdaw...@cox.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:44:10 -0700 >>>> Nathan England <nat...@paysonlinux.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> yes, take it to batteries plus, and get it rebuilt. >>>> i am also guilty of this, but the kind of batteries that are in laptops, >>>> need >>>> to be almost fully discharged once in a while, as lithium ion batteries >>>> need >>>> that. >>>> >>>> periodically, I will unplug, and let it go down to like less than 4 min >>>> left, >>>> and then plug it back in. >>>> >>>> i've had 2 batteries, go out on me because of this. >>>> >>>> jerry >>>> >>>> >>>> > >>>> > I realize batteries lose capacity over time, but this seems rediculous >>>> to me >>>> > as I have never had a laptop battery go as fast as the current one. I >>>> have >>>> > only owned Dell laptops in the past and the batteries have lasted >>>> plenty >>>> > long, but this HP is killing me! Just over a year old and the battery >>>> is less >>>> > than half the capacity at full charge!!! Hardinfo says: >>>> > >>>> > 2592 mAh / 6000 mAh (43.20%) >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Yikes!!! >>>> > >>>> > Isn't there anything that can be done to force a fuller charge ? this >>>> sucks! >>>> > >>>> > nathan >>>> > --------------------------------------------------- >>>> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Hobbit Name: Pimpernel Loamsdown >>>> Registered Linux User: 275424 >>>> K7AZJ >>>> >>>> This email's Fortune: >>>> Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for >>>> others. >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: >
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