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Author: Mark Phillips
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Subject: Re: what I heard... is it true?
I actually cheat with the battery. I leave it in as a battery backup in
case the power goes out....it shortens the life, but they become less
expensive as the laptop ages. But test them regularly - as they age and
can't hold a charge, they begin to heat up.

The cooling fan is a good idea....I keep my propped up in the back on a
piece of wood about 1.5" tall to help the air circulate. I can still type
on the keyboard like that.

Mark aka " The Cheapskate Computer Recycler". ;)

On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Bryan O'Neal <
> wrote:

> The battery and screen are the least heat tolerate parts. If you can
> remove the battery and put the laptop on a cooling platform. And keep it
> clean!
> On Sep 20, 2014 10:43 AM, "Mark Phillips" <>
> wrote:
>
>> I have been running Dell Vostro 1520 laptop for about 5 years practically
>> non-stop without any issues. I have cleaned dust bunnies out the fan a
>> couple of times. YMMV with other laptops.
>>
>> Mark
>> On Sep 20, 2014 3:29 AM, "Jon Kettenhofen" <> wrote:
>>
>>> Actually, not sure Tripp Lite makes great usps
>>> but not sure about the isobar. If it's big or heavy, then
>>> probably a UPS.
>>>
>>> On 09/19/2014 04:08 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
>>>
>>>> Tripp Light Isobars..... is that a type of power strip?
>>>>
>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 11:51 AM, <
>>>> <mailto:techlists@phpcoderusa.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     I hope to get more than 3 out of mine.

>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     On 2014-09-19 13:08, Stephen Partington wrote:

>>>>
>>>>         Well that could simply be the fact that they used substandard
>>>>         capacitors and part for the ethernet, and as such it failed over
>>>>         time.
>>>>         manufactures consider laptops to be pretty disposable after 2-3
>>>>         years,
>>>>         any older and they tend to get squirrely.

>>>>
>>>>         On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 10:51 AM, Michael Havens
>>>>         < <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com>>
>>>>         wrote:

>>>>
>>>>             That explains the fan but not the internet switch.

>>>>
>>>>             :-)~MIKE~(-:

>>>>
>>>>             On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 9:53 AM, Stephen Partington
>>>>             < <mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com>> wrote:

>>>>
>>>>             At one time this was very true, and in some ways it can
>>>> still be
>>>>             true. parts like the fans wear out, and due to the space
>>>>             constraints
>>>>             in a laptop this is more critical, and there are some
>>>> thermal
>>>>             considerations to think about as well. but as long as you
>>>>             are giving
>>>>             decent airflow around the laptop, and you are prepared to
>>>>             swap a fan
>>>>             sooner than later it should have no real impact on the
>>>> hardware.

>>>>
>>>>             I run mine for work 9+ hours straight and the previous one i
>>>>             had did
>>>>             this for 4.4 years before it finally got weird enough to be
>>>>             replaced.

>>>>
>>>>             I would most definitely enable power savings on your monitor
>>>>             because
>>>>             that screan can suffer from burnout, and its not as easy to
>>>>             replace
>>>>             as a monitor.

>>>>
>>>>             On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 9:37 AM, Michael Havens
>>>>             < <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com>>
>>>>             wrote:

>>>>
>>>>             I read on another board that it was bad to leave a laptop on
>>>>             24/7 Is
>>>>             that so? If it is I guess that is why my laptop is having
>>>>             problems!

>>>>
>>>>             :-)~MIKE~(-:
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>>>>
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