[ltp] battery

[Tony Willoughby]

On Fri, 2002-06-28 at 14:21, James Hawtin wrote:

<snip>

> Yup thats exactly what you need the 600 is very good at killing batteries
> particularly if you use them plugged in all the time....
> 
> Some tips (to late now) for prolonging the life of it.... Remove battery
> when it has been charged....
> 
> If its going to be unused for a while, keep battery in a discharged state.
> 
> When using the battery run it down fully before charging it back up
> again... Ie don't plug is as soon as you get access to a power socket...
> wait till its almost dead...
> 
> James

Are these proper procedures for any Thinkpad, or are they specific to
the 600?  I have an 390E.


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