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Battery Tips
Our new laptop batteries come in a discharged condition and must be charged before use. Upon initial use (or after a prolonged storage period) the battery may require two to three charge/discharge cycles before achieving maximum capacity.
It is important to condition (fully discharge and then fully charge) the laptop battery every two to three weeks. Failure to do so may significantly shorten the battery's life.
If the laptop battery will not be in use for a month or longer, it is recommended that it be removed from the device and stored in a cool, dry, clean place.
It is normal for a laptop battery to become warm during charging and discharging.
A charged laptop battery will eventually lose its charge if unused. It may therefore be necessary to recharge the battery after a storage period.
Here are some more tips to make your battery run longer -
- Turn off Wi-Fi- Most laptops have shortcut keys to instantly disable wireless networking.
- Disconnect all external device like PC Card modems, Firewire, USB devices and optical drives. Use the notebook touchpad instead of an external mouse.
- Adjust your screen brightness - Dimming your display saves battery power.
- Tweak Windows Power Options - Choose a Laptop power scheme that turns off the notebook monitor and hard disk after 10 minutes of inactivity.
- Decrease or mute the Laptop Speaker Volume.
- Turn off all scheduled tasks.
- Turn off Auto-save features in Microsoft Office and other applications.
- If your PC has Bluetooth, turn it off or disable it when not in use.
- Programs that are run from a CD or DVD can be copied to and run from the hard drive, which typically consumes less power than an optical drive.
- Don’t play computer games, music or DVD movies - Multimedia activities drain laptop batteries.
Here are some more tips to improve your laptop battery life -
- If you do not use your laptop for extended periods of time (a week or more), remove the battery pack from the laptop.
- Do not expose the battery to high heat or freezing temperatures. Do not leave your battery in your car in the summer. Hot batteries discharge very quickly, and cold ones can’t create as much power.
- Completely drain and recharge the battery overnight once a month to maximize its capacity to hold a charge.
- Fully charge new battery packs before use. New pack needs to be fully charged and discharged (cycled) a few times before it can condition to full capacity.
- For laptops that work as Desktop Replacement, the battery should be re-installed every 3-4 weeks and allowed to fully discharge.
- Leaving a battery in a laptop while using an electrical outlet for long periods of time will keep the battery in a constant state of charging up and that will reduce the life cycle of the battery.
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