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 new I never ran on power with a full battery On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Jim March <1.jim.march@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 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 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" >>>> >>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >>>> Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) >>>> >>>> iEYEARECAAYFAkyNTIwACgkQv5BYD41UknkcWwCdHwMIqjpbIq7xt4WSzafLAOhh >>>> oooAniaedbgmpVAcn77S0tKs9e7nMO6q >>>> =qMJI >>>> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >>> >>> Stephen >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> 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 >>> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> 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 >> > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > --------------------------------------------------- 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