[ltp] T42p + Battery Rundown and results

David A. Desrosiers linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 16 Feb 2008 15:28:04 -0500 (EST)


> That's about the worst thing to do to a lithium battery.  They like 
> frequent, top up charges, not deep discharge and full recharge.

Frequent, top-up charges is precisely what killed their capacity over 
time, verified by what IBM themselves told me about the issue when I 
spoke to them on numerous occasions over the last 2 years about it.