[Ti] "Leaking" battery charge?

[Kynan Shook]

This is by design; the original 400/500 didn't do this (unless you buy 
a new battery), but all other Tis will not charge the battery until it 
goes below 95% to avoid short charge-discharge cycles and to lengthen 
the battery's lifetime.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88344

John O'Brien <Obi-John at Short-Trooper.org> writes:
> I'm the recent proud owner of a 1GHz TiBook, and after doing the
> requisite three full battery charges/discharges I'm pretty much leaving
> it plugged into the AC adapter all the time.
>
> However over the past week or so the meter has been gradually going
> down, by about a percentage point every few days. It's now down to 96%,
> though the green light on the plug still suggests a full charge.
>
> Is it normal for the charge to "stabilise" within a few percent under
> 100%? Can I expect it to go down any further? Should I panic?


Kynan Shook
kshook at mac.com
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