old battery?

Eberhard Roloff tuxebi at gmx.de
Tue Jan 23 11:33:16 UTC 2007


Derek Broughton wrote:

[...]
>> Using a Thinkpad, I usually follow the procedures outlined here:
>> http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Maintenance
> 
> Apparently you don't follow the advice very closely.  The very first thing
> it says about LIon batteries is "avoid deep discharges except when
> resetting fuel gague or reconditioning a battery; partial dis-/recharges
> are better for the battery lifetime (note: fuel gauge will slowly get
> inaccurate over time)".

Well, I understood the OP to be looking for a solution to recondition his
dying battery.
If this assumption was wrong, please accept my apologies.

regards
Eberhard







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