[ltp] Thinkpad T23 Battery

[Ayaz Ahmed Khan]

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Donald B. Altman typed:

> Ayaz Ahmed Khan wrote:
>> My battery lasted roughly two hours when I bought a refurbished T21.
>> Now, after six months, it barely lasts half an hour.
>
> Just in case this helps....  Remember that Li-ion batteries have a
> fixed number of charge/discharge cycles - in the low hundreds.  If
> you're draining your battery each time, rather than staying on the
> charger, your battery is likely worn out after 6 months.

I might have drained my battery some fifty times -- it could easily be
fewer or more than fifty -- but almost 90% of the time since I bought
it, it has been on AC power supply with the battery still inside.

Regulars at comp.sys.laptops, a USENET newsgroup I frequented when I
initially bought my T21, advice against running on mains /with/ the
battery inside.  It, they say, lowers battery life.

> I try to stay on the charger unless I'm actually on the road.  And
> when on the road I recharge as often as possible - full battery
> discharges wear it out faster than smaller ones.

Thanks for the advice, Don.

- -- 
Ayaz Ahmed Khan, unixforge.org/~ayaz/, fast-ce.org/linux

"It is always the best policy to tell the truth, unless, of course,
 you are an exceptionally good liar."
                -- Jerome K. Jerome
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