2010/7/30 Mark <mamar...@gmail.com>: > Or do you shutdown when the battery > reaches, say, 5%? > > I just ordered a few laptop battery replacements
I guess you're talking about Lithium ion or Lithium polymer batteries (as all modern devices are using either of those)? Then you do rather *not* want to deep discharge them often, or at least not leave them in this state for a long time. They are said to live longest when about half full. Unlike NiCd batteries they exhibit no memory effect, so there is no use for deep discharge except occasionally to let the electronic fuel gauge recalibrate itself so that the displayed charge percentage is correct. Aside keeping them half full and keeping them at cool temperatures, you can do nothing to prevent those batteries from loosing capacity over time, they age whatever you do. Ch. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlktimhoj++ck11tb6w0vy7g+utdmbclnzgw3=i=...@mail.gmail.com
