Thanks Andre for the link to the article on Lithium Batteries http://www.batteryuniversity.com/parttwo-34.htm
It looks like I will continue to remove the battery in my G4 iBook when connecting the AC, and will not allow the battery to completely discharge, whenever possible, and completely discharge every 30 charging cycles. I guess I'll have to change my charging habits for my cell phone as well. I've been allowing the battery in my cell phone to completely discharge about every other charging cycle. -- vjamacaddict 512Ke, SE, SE/30, Classic II, LC II, PB 540c, PM 7300/500, iBook G4 superdrive/bluetooth http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/VernAndrews/ •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• > From: invicta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Another bad influence appears to be the temperature. When the laptop is > attached to the power adaptor and folding 24 hours a day the rear > bottom part stays rather hot. Temperature seems to be a negative > influence on the life of the battery. IMO there are only two choices; > stop folding or remove the battery when the PB is used in desktop mode. > > Here is the lowdown I found on Lithium based batteries; > > http://www.batteryuniversity.com/parttwo-34.htm > > Greetings, Andre. > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
