[ltp] Running with line power and no battery

Adam Sloboda linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:10:11 +0100


At Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:41:44 -0500,
Haines Brown wrote:
> 
> This issue has been discussed, but I've not seen a definitive
> answer, and people disagree. Someone said that if the manual says nothing,
> running the Thinkpad without a battery is probably OK. However, I've
> not seen any discussion of this point in either the Maintenance manual
> or the Accessories Guide. 
> 
> I've a Thinkpad X61s that I'd like to run on line power without
> inserting the battery. Can anyone assure me that it's OK to do so?

When it's not mentioned in manual it really should be OK.  Also
nowadays everything is made fool-proof and when it works, it's really
OK.

Personally I wouldn't risk power outage or possibility of accidental
unplugging...

Regards,
Adam