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 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 wrote: >> >> On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:44:10 -0700 >> Nathan England 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~(-: