Perhaps a alternate solution would be to use the old battery for a AC connection and use the new one when needed..
--- Richard Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Battery conservation: Running laptop on AC only > > without battery.....?? > > in *some* laptops this is not safe, that battery is > required! at least for > continous use my newish compaq says while the power > is on not to leave the > battery out for any longer than to replace with > another battery > > > Is it better to a laptop without the battery to > avoid > > putting a load on it....?? Would this help > preserve > > the battery or is there a auto cut off switch when > the > > battery is fully charged...?? > > only the oldest of laptops running nicad's will have > a problem with > overcharging > > richard reynolds > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list > -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
