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    New Acer laptop -- Battery/AC Adapter question

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Taplop, Aug 28, 2009.

  1. Taplop

    Taplop Newbie

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    This is my first laptop, so I'm not too familiar with them, so this might end up sounding dumb. But, I was reading my user guide and it mentioned that one of the ways to get as much as you can out of the battery, is to run the laptop as much as possible off of the AC adapter/wall plug, and remove the battery entirely from the laptop.

    My concern with this is the fact that with the battery removed, there's going to be a big space underneath the laptop where the battery used to be that's just asking for a bunch of dust and dirt to come in. Is that an issue? Or am I mistaken in believing that removing the battery sounds like a bad idea?

    Also, is it necessary to remove the battery if I intend on using the AC adapter most of the time, since the only time I'd be away from a wall jack would be when I travel. When I'm at home, I can easily just plug it into the wall rather than use up the battery.

    Any help/response for the above would be appreciated.
     
    Taplop, Aug 28, 2009
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    battery guide
     
    Lithus, Aug 28, 2009
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  3. kiriakost

    kiriakost Notebook Deity

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    We i have also my own battery guide , or better additional tips .

    Check my signature . :)


    Plus you can build an fake battery , by using the body of the current,
    when it dies . :D
     
    kiriakost, Aug 29, 2009
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  4. Mooly

    Mooly Notebook Evangelist

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    Removing the battery IMO is a bad idea. Power management of modern laptops is pretty good, and there is no possibility of overcharge or anything like that. The circuitry also "expects" to see a battery present too and if something like a brief power failure occurs then the file system of the HDD could be corrupted. Your battery forms part of an uninteruptible power supply.
    Using it on battery once every couple of weeks is a good idea with an occasional full discharge to around the 5 or 10% mark every month or so.
    Heat is the biggest killer of batteries but that has to be considered against the fact that all batteries deteriorate from day one.
     
    Mooly, Aug 30, 2009
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