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    new battery question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by kitrak, Mar 2, 2009.

  1. kitrak

    kitrak Notebook Consultant

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    i ordered a new battery for my HP laptop as the old new merely gives me 5mins of back up. are there any precautions to take care about the new battery like first time charing time ,maintaince. i dont want to screw my battery as old one.

    thanks
     
    kitrak, Mar 2, 2009
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    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    What I do is only charge my battery when its really low. I never leave the AC power plugged in, also when I'm at home, I take out the battery and just use AC power. I feel that my conservation techniques are prolonging the battery life/
     
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  4. Brawn

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    no.. don't do the first part of what you said, if you wait until it's low, you kill off more cycles, better to charge it whenever you can

    also, although it will save your battery if you take the battery out, it's not worth the tiny difference compared to what would happen if the AC was unplugged or the power went out where you live and you lose what you were working with .. not to mention how many times you have to take the battery off and put it back on .. also, if the power goes out and your hd was set on performance, your hd could have some big problems
     
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  5. kitrak

    kitrak Notebook Consultant

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    i heard that for the first you need charge the battery for nearly 6 or more hours is that true??
     
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    no such thing, once you get your laptop battery, it should be at 50%, what's best would be to start charging it to 100%, but in essence, you can do anything you want.. these are lith-ion batteries, not the old crap that laptops came with long time ago that required battery daycare

    just don't worry about it
     
    Brawn, Mar 2, 2009
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