[ltp] charging rate

[Shem Multinymous]

On 8/6/06, Kasper Peeters <kasper.peeters@aei.mpg.de> wrote:

> Under Linux, the charge rate of my 9-cell battery goes down rather
> dramatically towards the end of the charging procedure (as low as
> 2000 mW).

This is normal behavior for Li-Ion batteries, in the final "capping
off" phase of charging. BTW, this phase wears down the battery and
shortens its life. If you don't need a 100% charge,  lower the
stop-charge threshold using tp_smapi.

> This completely confuses the gnome battery charging monitor,

The battery monitor is being naive and/or silly.

  Shem