battery

[John Pitt]

try
http://www.buchmann.ca/
There's a very detailed manual here on the chemistry and engineering of all
kinds of rechargeable batteries; you can either buy the book, read it online
or download it a chapter at a time.

As I remember it, the gist of his instructions for Li ion batteries is to
store them out of the equipment at 40% charge. I tried doing this, but
shortly afterwards we had a power failure and I got lazy. I also did a bit
of a search on the Apple site and from memory they recommended storing at
full charge. Buchmann's science looks more credible to me.

I'm interested in other people's experience and ideas on this. How much can
you extend the life of the battery, and is it worth the inconvenience?

cheers

 
Thomas Bridgeland wrote on 28 Feb
> 
> Can someone direct me to a good info source on batteries? I have an
> iBook 600 and don't know how to take care of the battery for long life.
> A good source for general maintenance would be nice too.
>