Re: Laptop Battery Question
- From: Barry Watzman <WatzmanNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:30:32 -0400
In the situation that you describe, you should remove the battery and get a small (350VA) UPS (about $30, maybe less, maybe even "free after rebate" if you shop carefully).
The battery should be exercised every few months, charged up and then used a bit. The battery makers say that lithium batteries last longest if stored at a 40% to 60% charge, but personally I have not seen much difference between that and storing them at 100%, and I repair laptops and have dozens of ten-year old batteries that still work well. [you will also see recommendations to store them in a refrigerator; nothing wrong with that, certain, and in theory it too should help, but, again, I don't think that it makes much if any real difference compared to room storage in an air-conditioned environment.]
However, leaving the battery in the laptop will almost certainly destroy it in 6 to 24 months.
Scott wrote:
I just got a new laptop about a week ago. My concern is this. I am.
mostly using it as another desktop. The battery hardly ever gets used.
I leave the laptop plugged into wall outlet all the time. So I guess
the battery is constantly getting a charge. Should i remove the
battery or just leave it in while laptop is plugged into outlet?
I'm just concerned that I will mess up my battery, and not sure what
proper methods I should be following.
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