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 <
bmike1@gmail.com> 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 <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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