Extending laptop battery life... - GoFuckYourself.com

KrisKross · 11-04-2007, 02:05 PM

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?

Jace · 11-04-2007, 02:17 PM

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

KILL_FRENZY · 11-04-2007, 02:48 PM

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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

rowan · 11-04-2007, 03:06 PM

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.

11-04-2007, 02:05 PM	#1
KrisKross Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 5,024	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? __________________

11-04-2007, 02:17 PM	#2
Jace FBOP Class Of 2013 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bumfuck, ky Posts: 35,562	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

11-04-2007, 03:06 PM	#4
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	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.