Re: battery overcharging

2010-09-13 Thread Jason Holtzapple
On 09/12/2010 06:55 PM, Dazed_75 wrote: > It really is best to regularly run on battery and not just run > continusly on AC with the battery in. My HP battery life is down to > seconds because I did that. > > That said, I understand more modern systems have better charge control > circuitry to re

Re: battery overcharging

2010-09-13 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 06:55:33PM -0700, Dazed_75 wrote: > It really is best to regularly run on battery and not just run continusly on > AC > with the battery in. My HP battery life is down to seconds because I did > that. I'm running an old Dell Latitude 600 and I wonder how many charge/disc

Re: battery overcharging

2010-09-12 Thread keith smith
ed_75 wrote: From: Dazed_75 Subject: Re: battery overcharging To: "Main PLUG discussion list" Date: Sunday, September 12, 2010, 6:55 PM It really is best to regularly run on battery and not just run continusly on AC with the battery in.  My HP battery life is down to seconds because I

Re: battery overcharging

2010-09-12 Thread Dazed_75
It really is best to regularly run on battery and not just run continusly on AC with the battery in. My HP battery life is down to seconds because I did that. That said, I understand more modern systems have better charge control circuitry to reduce that effect. On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 4:34 PM,

Re: battery overcharging

2010-09-12 Thread Jim March
>>Same with a desktop - some one kicks the cable and down it goes<< Thank you Captain Obvious! The difference is, you don't take a desktop to a crowded coffee shop where there's cords everydangwhere and people tripping over 'em :). Jim --- PLUG-dis

Re: battery overcharging

2010-09-12 Thread Bryan O'Neal
Same with a desktop - some one kicks the cable and down it goes ;) Mind you I do it but my laptops are so old the batteries are not worth saving - I get about 20 min on the PowerBook and about 45 min on the Dell - so I just level the batteries in for the flat bottom it provides. But when they were

Re: battery overcharging

2010-09-12 Thread Jim March
Right, but do THAT and if anybody kicks the plug, you just crashed. Major nuisance. Sigh. Jim On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Bryan O'Neal wrote: > But the heat from the laptop will drastically shorten the batteries > life. If your not running on battery it is best not to have the > battery in

Re: battery overcharging

2010-09-12 Thread Bryan O'Neal
But the heat from the laptop will drastically shorten the batteries life. If your not running on battery it is best not to have the battery in the computer. On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Stephen wrote: > not that i am aware of. > > On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 2:56 PM, Robert Holtzman wrote: >> Is

Re: battery overcharging

2010-09-12 Thread Stephen
not that i am aware of. On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 2:56 PM, Robert Holtzman wrote: > Is it possible to overcharge a Lithium ion battery in a laptop by > continuously running on AC? > > -- > Bob Holtzman > Key ID: 8D549279 > "If you think you're getting free lunch, >  check the price of the beer" > >

battery overcharging

2010-09-12 Thread Robert Holtzman
Is it possible to overcharge a Lithium ion battery in a laptop by continuously running on AC? -- Bob Holtzman Key ID: 8D549279 "If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer" signature.asc Description: Digital signature ---