Re: Battery suggestions

Of course your daughter has about twice as much battery life than you do.
She is probably half your age!! <G>

At this juncture, I would highly recommend Pacific. I mean, that's pretty
good to do a complete replacement after 10 months of use, rather than a
pro-rated deal, which would save me very little. Now, I will reserve FINAL
judgement until what I THINK is going to be a replacement battery arrives
(and until I make sure it's working well). They sent it UPS and it left the
UPS station at 5:00 AM for delivery. That station is 30 miles away. I guess
they don't get to my neighborhood until late afternoon (it's 2:35 right
now).

Regarding extending battery life. From what I read, it is a good idea to
remove the battery when running on AC, as the heat is not good for it. But,
OTOH, I have a battery for convenience. I use my laptop everywhere in my
house. I would find it a pain to constantly remove the battery, put it back,
etc. every time (or most times) when I do use AC. So, it's a tradeoff.
Fortunately, I don't have to pinch pennies, so I am willing to pay a bit
more for this convenience. Although this time, by utilizing the warranty, I
haven't paid anything!

Incidentally, I know a lot of folks on this newsgroup really rag about the
Inspiron 2200. But, I have to say it's been a GREAT laptop. Very few
problems. When I compare it to my work laptop, a Latitude, I can see that
the Latitude appears to be sturdier. But for my home use and occassional
travel, this 2200 has held up well.

Well, on another matter, speaking of holding up, I hope I do. I have to
start the prep soon for a colonoscopy tomorrow. I've had these tests before,
but it is always scary!


Mel





"RnR" <rnrtexas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:33:59 -0500, "MZB" <moo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Well, you might recall my post about 7 weeks ago. I have a Dell Inspiron
2200. I had bought a replacement battery from Pacific Battery in February.

Recently, it was showing signs of deterioration (when I first got it, it
lasted 2.5-3 hours on a full charge -- when I posted here it was lasting
about an hour and clearly fading fast).

Anyway, Pacific has a 1-year warranty, full replacement. You have to fill
out a form online and a week later they send you a RA number. You have to
then send them the battery. They receive the battery in a week, take a
week
to analyze it, and then hopefully send you a new battery (it takes another
week).

Anyway, I've gone through the process and a shipment from Pacific is due
later today. I'm assuming it's the replacement battery.

Anyway, I gave that background just to fill you in on what transpired. It
looks like Pacific is a solid company to deal with but I'd rather a
better/quicker replacement policy. Still,. it's a pretty good policy that
they totally replace the battery.

Now for my question: what's the best way to deal with the new battery?
Obviously, I place it in my laptop. Should I charge it extra long? Should
I
run it until it is completely discharged a few times? In other words, is
there anything special I should do?

Mel


Thanks Mel for educating me how Pacific Battery works on returns. I
too will have to buy a battery soon. If I recall, they had a write up
on how the batteries deteriorate as well as why one should be leary
buying from the competitors. I

My advice now based on how mine has deteriorated is now to charge it
up and remove it when you don't need it. I think they deteriorate
faster when in the laptop and the laptop is plugged in. The only
exception to this might be my daughter as she has almost the identical
laptop (and age) and she has about twice as much battery life as I
do?? I can't explain that??

Go back to Pacific's web site. I think they have some good info about
these batteries that will educate you tho it may not answer your
question directly.


.

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