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Laptops Battery

Hi,

I have Dell Latitude laptop. I have dout that if I re-charge the battery when it is 100% charged , Is the battery not gonna work in future?..What I heard is, if you re-charge the battery when it is full, that will not work in future..? Also, What can I do to avoid this problem?..I mean normally when I turn on my laptop if it is not charged it will start to charge otheriwse, There is a option called "Disable battery charging". I check that box when ever i use in AC.

Thanks in Advance

edbedb

That is not true so don't be concerned about it. The only way to disable battery charging is to remove it.

aboredman

Most laptops nowaday use litium ion batteries which have almost no memory effect (as older technologies had). You can find a good summary on how to manage your laptop charging here:

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-charge-a-laptop-battery.html

Good luck!

rnicolaus

Best practice is to take the battery out unless you need to run on battery power. Heat causes a battery to lose charge as well as actually using battery power - just being in your system while it's running (even with Disable Battery Charging checked) causes a certain amount of power loss.

I do this all the time and am impressed by my extended battery life.

**** Also, completely use the charge in your battery before recharging if possible

JohnnyCanuck

My laptop is on for 7 hours every night (I work midnight shift). During the time my laptop is plugged into the AC I remove the battery. This is the original battery (almost 4 years old) and I still get about 1 hour and 45 minutes of running time.

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