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    Is it safe exactly when i remove the battery from the laptop?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by demandais, Jul 31, 2013.

  1. demandais

    demandais Newbie

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    HEY, GUYS. I've been having quite a bit of problems for my battery lately, and i am very worried that whether it is about to go heaven. when first bought, it has 2.5-3 hours battery life while it is just 1 hr now. Sounds crazy, I was doubting that if i have make some mistakes when using the battery. I always leave it in the notebook though the external power adapter is connected,.Is it safe exactly?

    From technical points of view online, there are three options: 1. remove the battery and only use the ac adapter to power the laptop. 2. only use the battery to keep the laptop work after it is fully charged. 3 leave the battery in all the time even when the ac adapter is connecting. both are fairly reasonable. what option will be the better way? I bought it from a 3rd party website Plus grande batterie d'ordinateur portable de la France,l'adaptateur chargeur portail and have asked for help, they gave me an uncertain answer.

    Any thoughts? Oh... and sorry for the long post!
     
  2. J.R. Nelson

    J.R. Nelson Minister of Awesome

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    Yes.

    As long as you discharge the battery occasionally - say once per week or every few weeks - leaving it in your computer while plugged into AC power is fine.

    What kind of laptop are you using, and how old is the battery? As you bought it from a third party, it's possible that you just got a bad battery - either because it is defective and needs to be replaced, or because it's just a really cheap clone.

    T'inquiète pas. :)
     
  3. Jarhead

    Jarhead 恋の♡アカサタナ

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    To add to J.R.'s comments, when you leave the battery out of the laptop, I'd leave it at ~40% charge, as that seems to be the ideal battery charge to store a battery for long periods of time (so I've read).

    Running a laptop on just AC power is fine; just make sure not to trip over the cord or otherwise unplug it while running, of course ;).