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 <
jdawgaz@cox.net> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:44:10 -0700
> Nathan England <nathan@paysonlinux.org> 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
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