Re: laptop battery capacity

that works too

On 10/22/09, Bob Elzer <bob.elzer@gmail.com> 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.
>
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> *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 <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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