[Ti] Conflicting advice on li-ion batteries

[Robin Darby]

On Thursday, February 6, 2003, at 12:13  pm, John O'Brien wrote:

> Heya all,
>
> I'm the recent proud owner of a 15" 1GHz TiBook and have been confused 
> by the conflicting advice on when to recharge the battery.
>
> A battery guide on the web says lithium ion batteries prefer shallow 
> discharges before recharge, however the instruction manual that came 
> with the TiBook says that after the initial full charge/discharge it 
> can be plugged into the power anytime you like. Apple then contradicts 
> itself in its online KnowledgeBase, which recommends exhausting the 
> battery before each charge.
>
> So which is right?

Do you get a choice?
My tibook just recharges when it feels like it (~94% charged), don't 
see an option to tell it to stop!

Ta
   Robin...