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  • KrisKross
    Confirmed User
    • Jan 2006
    • 5025
    #1

    Extending laptop battery life...

    Maybe a silly question...

    If I remove the battery from my laptop while it's plugged in, will that help extend the battery's life? Or does it not make a difference?
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    • Jace
      FBOP Class Of 2013
      • Jan 2004
      • 35562
      #2
      that won't make a difference

      the best thing you can do is let your laptop drain all the way down til it shuts itself off, then plug it in and keep the power cable in until it is full charged

      my battery was down to 30 minutes and I did that routine for a week and it is now back up to 2 hours

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        • KILL_FRENZY
          Confirmed User
          • Aug 2006
          • 6184
          #3
          Originally posted by Jace
          that won't make a difference

          the best thing you can do is let your laptop drain all the way down til it shuts itself off, then plug it in and keep the power cable in until it is full charged

          my battery was down to 30 minutes and I did that routine for a week and it is now back up to 2 hours
          this method it's also used for cell phones batteries
          Last edited by KILL_FRENZY; 11-04-2007, 12:50 PM.

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            • rowan
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Mar 2002
              • 17393
              #4
              I've seen it said that some laptop charging circuits aren't very friendly to batteries that are connected constantly, since they're only being topped up. Fully discharging and recharging the battery may refresh it, but it's probably better to prevent the capacity degradation in the first place.

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