Re: battery stays in all the time or not?

olfart wrote:
"Dave" <sylndave@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:46434477$0$16360$88260bb3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I run my laptop +90% of the time on AC. - rarely on battery power.
I have charged the battery and removed it while running AC.

what is the opinion of the group regarding this method?

My thinking is that the fewer times it is subjected to even a partial recharge, the better it is for the battery.
The only drawback I can see is during those rare occasions of a power failure..

I do the same thing. A small UPS can be had for around $20 that will solve the power failure problem.




In my experience power failure comes from things like tripping over the cable to the laptop, or on an older laptop a loose fitting barrel connector. In these cases a UPS is of no help.
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