On Thu, 2003-02-13 at 12:57, David Emerson wrote: > I'm no expert here, but from what I can tell by reading the last week's posts, > > FULL DRAINS ARE BAD FOR LI-ION Right. > I'd say that's your main problem, and since you're now draining it to 4%, > it sounds like your battery might start degrading more rapidly. (I have no > idea about the truth of that latter statement) Probably. However, having a laptop you don't use because you're afraid your battery will drain too fast is... well, stupid. That is, yes, draining it to 4% is worse than draining it to 20% which is worse than never using it (which is in turn worse than leaving it at 40% and never using it). On the other hand, if you're doing work that needs 96% of your battery power, do it. I mean, they exist to be used. What I'm sick of is people suggesting a full cycle to restore dead or near dead Li batteries. They just make it worse. -- Joe Wreschnig <piman@sacredchao.net>
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