On Sun, May 06, 2012 at 06:18:45PM -0700, keith smith wrote:
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> I run 2 laptops all day - about 14 hours a day. I pulled both batteries.
> They are in my desk drawer where they have been for 4+ months.
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> Your saying it is better to just leave the battery in the laptop at 100% than
> to rem
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>> --- On *Sun, 5/6/12, Jim March <1.jim.ma...@gmail.com>* wrote:
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>> From: Jim March <1.jim.ma...@gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: laptop battery cycling
>> To: "Main PLUG discussion list"
>> Date: Sunday, May 6, 2012, 4:34 PM
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. And I buy cheap
> laptops. Both were on sale. Cheaper than a desktop.
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> Keith Smith
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> --- On *Sun, 5/6/12, Jim March <1.jim.ma...@gmail.com>* wrote:
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> From: Jim March <1.jim.ma...@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: laptop bat
March <1.jim.ma...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: laptop battery cycling
To: "Main PLUG discussion list"
Date: Sunday, May 6, 2012, 4:34 PM
My VERY limited understanding is, the problem isn't "overcharging" exactly.
It's that Li-Ion batteries are weird. They las
My VERY limited understanding is, the problem isn't "overcharging"
exactly. It's that Li-Ion batteries are weird. They last longest when
charged between 50% and 80% - as opposed to 100%. But bad news:
maintaining the battery at a level below 20% is just as bad as keeping it
at 100% if not worse,
For the record, I'm running a Lenovo T420i with a 6 cell battery.
In the past I've been told that it's bad practice to run a laptop on AC
with the battery installed because it would cause reduced battery
capacity. This raises two questions. First, is it true that laptop
batteries don't have overc
