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    Turn off battery charging through Dell Quickset.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by muhammadalidildar, May 7, 2012.

  1. muhammadalidildar

    muhammadalidildar Newbie

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    I know continuous charging of battery raise its temperature which is hazardous for lithium-ion batteries.

    Usually after charging my laptop's battery I don't plug-out rather just turn off battery charging through dell battery meter (utility). Is it fine? Can I put my laptop plugged-in whole day in this way?

    What do you think? Any suggestions?

    Thanks.
     
    muhammadalidildar, May 7, 2012
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  2. NiranjanAtDell

    NiranjanAtDell Company Representative

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    Hi muhammadalidildar,
    I am from Dell Social Media and Community, Turning off battery charging through Dell Battery meter is normal. I would like to recommend you to drain the battery completely every once in a while. This would help you to improve the battery life.

    Regards,
    Niranjan
     
    NiranjanAtDell, May 8, 2012
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  3. muhammadalidildar

    muhammadalidildar Newbie

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    @NiranjanAtDell- Thank you very much for your support. I visited Dell Official website here. It says:

    "with current lithium ion batteries this practice (completely discharge my battery before I charge it) does not improve the runtime of the battery. This practice is a holdover from the days in which NiMH batteries were used."
     
    muhammadalidildar, May 8, 2012
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  4. ExMM

    ExMM Notebook Evangelist

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    I would recommend to keep the battery around 40%, if you will turn off the charging.
    I have read is better, to keep the battery healthy as possible if its not used, obviously.
     
    ExMM, May 10, 2012
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