Re: battery

[cletusjenkins <cletusjenkins@zoho.com>]

>> 
>It's a feature of modern laptops. 
> 
>The idea is that the battery lasts longer if you avoid full 
>charge/discharge cycles. 
> 
>Mine is on 80% too - it's normal. 
> 
>As for how you tell it to charge to 100% because you're planning a bus 
>trip - anyone out there, please let me know. 
> 
>Regards, 
>Philip Ashmore 
> 

The cycle only does damage when the battery is discharged beyond 50-60%, which a li-on battery should not allow. It is not the charge that does the damage it is the discharge, so either this diagnosis is not correct or battery makers are morons.