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Subject: [CGUYS] Battery Question.
Hi Folks,
If you leave the battery charger/power unit on and always plugged into the
notebook PC, even when the notebook is off, will that harm the battery, or
notebook for that matter?
Thanks
Bart
If you leave the battery charger/power unit on and always plugged into the
notebook PC, even when the notebook is off, will that harm the battery, or
notebook for that matter?
Depends on the type of battery and type of charger.
It shouldn't. Of course, one could claim that being connected to the
electrical lines during a thunderstorm is a bad idea. But, unlike
cheap battery chargers, notebook batteries know when they're fully
charged and won't allow themselves to be overcharged.
If you leave the battery charger/power
The battery charger is never really switched off when the battery is
fully charged unless there is a timer which switches off the charger.
For those without timers, there is a trickle flow of current needed to
measure the charge of the battery. Some kinds of rechargeable battery
is more
True. But I don't think laptop batteries have used either for ages, if
ever. And laptop batteries have internal circuitry to prevent the
kinds of issues you raise.
But these issues are still with us. A few months ago I finally bought
a digital (still) camera and quickly learned only nimh
At 8:38 PM -0400 5/17/07, Tony B wrote:
But these issues are still with us. A few months ago I finally bought
a digital (still) camera and quickly learned only nimh rechargeable
batteries will do. So I bought the first charger I saw. What a laugh.
It simply charged the batteries for
I can't recall now how I figured it out. I'm not sure I did, I may
have just bought it after returning the first one and hoped for the
best. But I have checked it with a voltmeter; it charges them fully
before cutting off.
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