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Posted by BillW50 on January 27, 2008, 10:19 am
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Andy Fish typed on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:47:16 GMT:
> Thanks Dave for a very comprehensive and considered reply. I was
> assuming that, since laptop makers have a vested interest in the
> battery degrading, they might have chosen not to implement the best
> solution
> i'm left with the conclusion that the only way to keep my battery in
> tip top condition if i'm using the mains most of the time is to take
> it out every time i'm not using it and leave it in the fridge at 40
> percent charged :-)
> the reason i don't want to take it out is (a) simply hassle, and (b)
> protection from power glitches (though these are very rare)
>
> Andy
As others have mentioned, an UPS will provide power if the AC goes even
without a laptop battery. Does that help? I also have my alarm clock,
cordless phone, and a small lamp plugged into my UPS as well.
And the biggest cause of short life for Li-Ion batteries which we
learned from heavy use of RC aircraft, is charging hot batteries really
shorten their life a lot (you can ruin one in a matter of days). Thus if
you use it on batteries let's say and then put it on AC, don't charge
the battery for a good 10 to 15 minutes to allow it to cool down. How do
you do that? Well the best way is to remove the battery of course.
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Bill
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