on 19/06/04 05:32, invicta at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello All, > > I'm using my 17" PB 3/4 of the time as a desktop machine connected to > the power adaptor. I read somewhere that it would prolong battery life > if you removed the battery when connected to the adaptor. The battery > would not be continuously charged.
The battery is not continuously charged. I have a co-worker with a new PowerBook 17". I did notice that, even when the adaptor is connected, his battery charge will decrease. I asked him about it and he said that, starting with OS X 10.3.4, the charging part of the OS will wait for the battery to be down to about 94% of its capacity before it will trickle-charge it, so that it doesn't wear out the battery prematurely. As you may or may not know, what will wear out a Li-Ion battery is the number of charge cycles, or so I was told. -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] BUAG // n.: [abbreviation, from alt.fan.warlord] Big Ugly ASCII Graphic. Pejorative term for ugly ASCII art, especially as found in sig blocks. For some reason, mutations of the head of Bart Simpson are particularly common in the least imaginative sig blocks. See warlording. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
