[ltp] charging rate
Shem Multinymous
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sun, 6 Aug 2006 15:14:55 +0300
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