that works too On 10/22/09, Bob Elzer wrote: > > My HP pavilion is always plugged in, once the battery is fully > charged, the light goes off telling me it isn't charging any more. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto: > plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] *On Behalf Of *mike havens > *Sent:* Thursday, October 22, 2009 7:13 AM > *To:* Main PLUG discussion list > *Subject:* Re: laptop battery capacity > > 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~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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~(-: