[ltp] T42p + Battery Rundown and results

Adam Sloboda linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:14:26 +0100


At Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:55:52 -0500,
David A Desrosiers wrote:
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>
> battery type:            LION
> 
> I've been charging these to full, then booting to the Battery Rundown
> utility to run the last bit of power out of them, then charging to full
> again. Lather, rinse, repeat. I've been doing this over the last 2 days
> with both of my 9-cell batteries. 

You shouldn't do that, this actually damages Lithium-ion battery
capacity AFAIK.

Regards,
Adam Sloboda