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How To Make Laptop Batteries Serve You Longer |
| Date Added: August 11, 2009 05:36:25 AM |
| Author: Melika |
| Category: Uncategorized Links |
| Some of you might have flown into a passion when in an extremely important moment when you were working or expecting a vital e-mail, your laptop went dead, as its battery had gone low. In such cases the battery should be replaced or re-charged. There are 3 main types of laptop batteries - Nickel Cadmium (NiCd), Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) and Lithium Ion (LiON). They differ in cost, weight and specific characteristics. Still, the charging processes have much in common. All brand new batteries should be charged on average 14-16 hours. If you want to re-charge old ones, at first let them cool down, for overcharging will considerably decrease their life. If you use NiMH laptop batteries, keep in mind they have the so-called "memory defect". So, if a NiMH laptop battery is not completely discharged, it will "think" that it has, for instance 50 percent of its original power, and will use only this 50%, thus diminishing the number of hours within which your laptop function properly. Batteries are re-charged in different ways. The first method is by using AC power. The so-called "trickle charge" automatically re-charges batteries as soon as a laptop is disconnected. The second option is an external laptop battery charger. Batteries are inserted into a charger that is connected to the supply of electricity through an outlet. You may also extend the life of laptop batteries if: - you fully charge and discharge laptop batteries; - you have only those programs on at a time which you really need. Downloading music to your iPod, searching on the Internet, chatting online along with using other programs can make laptop batteries' life much shorter. - you use batteries' energy reasonably; - you defrag the hard drive regularly, since it helps spare space and, therefore, power; - you adjust monitor brightness; - you use cooling devices (widely available on the market) for the laptop temperature to meet the established limits; - you use AC adapters when it is possible. Naturally, it is essential to use a laptop and its various power sources in accordance with the manual to insure your laptop will help you longer. |
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