[ltp] T42p + Battery Rundown and results

[Henrique de Moraes Holschuh]

On Sun, 17 Feb 2008, Timothy Murphy wrote:
> > But it *will* still be at 50% original capacity after two years, unless you
> > live in a very cold climate (when it won't work right anyway, soo... :) ).
> 
> I've seen so much contradictory advice on this subject,
> but very little if any experimental evidence.
> I begin to suspect that batteries will last for much the same time
> whatever way they are treated.

I have one which I keep in the refrigerator, and one I usue daily.  The one
I use daily degrated 50% already.  The one in the refrigerator, less than
10% so far.

So, yes, in my experience it makes a LOT of difference.

-- 
  "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring
  them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond
  where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot
  Henrique Holschuh