Extending the Overall Life
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The easiest way to give your battery an early death is to damage it. And the two most common causes of damage are from overheating and overloading. Here's how you prevent overheating:
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- Use a cooling pad when using a notebook computer on your lap.
- Avoid propping your laptop on a pillow, blanket, or other soft surface that can heat up.
- Clean your desk. It sounds strange, but if you have a dusty, dirty desk, that dust will get into the vents and clog the cooling fan. Once the dust is inside your laptop, it is much harder to remove. You can try blasting it out with canned air, but you run the risk of damaging internal components. You can also remove the vent and clean out the grit, but remember that taking apart your laptop can void the warranty. So clean your desk at least once a week, if not daily.
- Never store your laptop in a place where the air temperature exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit, such as a hot car or an outdoor patio. Consider taking your battery out when using your laptop plugged into AC power. Just make sure to keep the contacts clean. If you need to clean them, use rubbing alcohol.
- For lithium ion batteries, you do not need to discharge them fully and recharge constantly. Since they don't have the same "memory" as older nickel-metal hydride batteries, it is actually better to discharge a lithium ion only partially before recharging. You need to do a full discharge only about every 30 charges.
- Overloading a battery occurs when you use an AC adapter that has a higher wattage than that specified on the laptop (and battery), or if the circuitry of the laptop consistently overcharges the battery. If you're using a replacement or spare adapter, make sure the wattage matches your laptop's within the specified voltage range. In the worst-case scenario, overloading can also damage your motherboard.
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there's still a lot you may not know about battery technology and the things that both help and hinder your laptop's juicebox. see more laptop battery information: http://www.power-battery.com.au/
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1 comment:
Check out www.lapcooler.com and ebay for our simple, inexpensive lapcooling mat. 95% air, it is made of spun woven nylon and has a polyester backing for a logo. The piece is inexpensive and may ultimately be used as a promtional item. It draw no power, maximizes airflow and help keep the heat off your lap as well as keepin the baattery and hard drive dooler. "It cools the jewels"
Bruce
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