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*never expose your laptop and/or battery to excessive heat (car parked in sun)
 
*never expose your laptop and/or battery to excessive heat (car parked in sun)
 
*take the battery/s out when running on AC
 
*take the battery/s out when running on AC
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More specific links about these hints:
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* http://www.batteryuniversity.com/parttwo-34.htm
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* http://www.buchmann.ca/Chap10-page6.asp
  
 
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Revision as of 20:30, 30 January 2005

Infos on how to treat your battery properly and on what you can do to extend its lifetime.

Find more information about batteries at http://batteryuniversity.com

Lithium-based batteries

  • store them at about 40% charged state
  • never store them fully depleted/charged
  • keep them cool and dry, deeply frozen is best as long as it is dry
  • the battery lasts longer with partial rather than full discharges
  • avoid charging if the battery is nearly full
  • never expose your laptop and/or battery to excessive heat (car parked in sun)
  • take the battery/s out when running on AC

More specific links about these hints: