Prolonging Battery Life

[Dave Wyman]

On Jun 21, 2004, at 9:20 PM, iBook List wrote:

> Do *not* keep the battery installed with the laptop plugged in 
> continuously
> as this will decrease life span significantly (actually this is 
> probably the
> quickest way to decrease the life span). It will start a very short 
> cycle of
> charging and discharging and eventually you will only have 10-15 min 
> life on
> the battery.

I haven't had this problem. If the battery is continuously plugged in, 
is there a very short cycle of charging and discharging? My battery 
level indicator never varies from showing a 99% charge when I keep it 
plugged in. (Of course, with my new wireless capability, I'm composing 
this e-mail sitting on my couch, on battery power.)

Often when I travel with my iBook I don't need a battery - I'm going to 
use my car charger or will have an electrical outlet. I wish there was 
a battery compartment cover that didn't include the battery! That would 
save a significant amount of weight.

Dave
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