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Author: Jon Kettenhofen
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Subject: Re: what I heard... is it true?
Make sure the person you buy the battery from knows the date of
manufacture. Batteries age and if the battery you are thinking of
buying is more than 2 years old, find a new one. This is especially
true of sealed lead acid batteries (SLA) used for UPSs.

On 09/20/2014 04:04 PM, Mark Phillips wrote:
> 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
> <
> <mailto:Bryan.ONeal@theonealandassociates.com>> 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"
>     < <mailto:mark@phillipsmarketing.biz>> 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" <
>         <mailto:subs@kexsof.com>> 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>
>                 <mailto:techlists@phpcoderusa.__com
>                 <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>
>                 <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com <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>
>                 <mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com
>                 <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>
>                 <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com <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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