Re: best protocol for carging a Laptop Battery

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"Rahul" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I just bought a new LiIon Laptop battery for my Dell Inspirion E1505 (dual
boot WinXP and Fedora).

I gave it my initial 10 hour charge. Now what? I started using it but
should I continue using it till the battery is drained and then recharge?
Or should I only drain it partially? If it is not drained fully how will
the Laptop learn (callibrate) itself to what the new capacity is?

Or is it recommended that I only partially discharge it? What's best for
the battery life?

Another point: How many times should I cycle it this way? In the long term
should I always wait for a full discharge; or can I charge it up from a
partially-discharged state or does it not matter?

I've gogled this but recieve conflicting advice.

--
Rahul

What was good for Nicad and NiMH is not good for Li-Ion. That first
discharge/charge cycle trains the charging circuits, it doesn't do anything
good for the battery.

Beyond that, keep it charged, don't run it to zero if you dont have to.
Don't let it get hot, that's a key factor. Li-Ions hate heat. I think there
was a discussion about this here a month or so ago...google "battery" in
this group.

I have good luck with laptop batteries by keeping them plugged in nearly all
the time, except when I need to roam. This laptop I'm typing on is 4+ years
old, and came with two batteries. They both work perfectly, at about 75% of
their original power.

-John O


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