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    Is this good/bad battery practice?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by purplegreendave, Sep 10, 2008.

  1. purplegreendave

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    I've read the battery thread obviously, but it doesn't seem to offer any conclusive answers about this:

    I use battery until there's about 30% charge left.
    Plug in AC until about 85% charged.
    Remove AC and continue...
     
    purplegreendave, Sep 10, 2008
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    Well, by theory and general knowledge, frequent use / recharge cycles reduce the over all life time of a battery, as far as I understood. And given that every battery has a given average number of cycles that they can run properly in their prescribed life time, I would guess the more we do this, the lesser the battery will last... this is my opinion from what I learnt..

    I mostly use my lappy plugged in since for now its serving as a desktop replacement, and once in a while I completely discharge and recharge it, say once a month or so... don't know if this is the *right* practice either, but I am just doing this for now... probably based on constant suggestions / advise here, I would change in the future.. but anyways..
     
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    i dot think that it is very good practice.
     
    Xirurg, Sep 10, 2008
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    Would just leaving it plugged in all the time be better?
     
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    Yes, because I think there are circuits inside which prevent it from over charging and thereby prevent the damage as a result of overcharging...
     
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    you can charge it to 60%,and then take it out when you dont need it
     
    Xirurg, Sep 10, 2008
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