Laptop Battery Life - 3 Easy Ways to Prolong Your Battery Life
By David Burton
Laptop Battery Life - 3 Simple Ways to Prolong Your Battery Life
At this point in the 21st century, Computers are an indispensable part of many people's everyday lives. From the commuting business executive and the college student, we all want to be mobile with our computers. The big drawback of that is the fact that there is not always a electrical socket around when you need one. A laptop computer's battery is its life-blood. Without proper care, your laptop battery could fail much earlier than at first thought. By following a few simple steps, you can expect to get the maximum amount of usage possible out of your computer battery before a replacement is required.
1. When purchased, charge the battery to maximum capacity. Whether you have brought a new computer or have purchased a new battery for your laptop, charging it fully as soon as you open the box is the best recommendation. This allows the battery to reach a full capacity before you begin to use it "unplugged". Most batteries come with a partial charge, enough to get you going if you absolutely had to. Giving that battery a full charge when it is brand new will help set the charge capacity for the battery at its maximum level.
2. Once it is fully charged, leave the computer plugged in for at least 2 hours. This action lets the battery "rest" at a full charge for a fair amount of time. At this point, the battery is not drawing power from your wall socket to charge, and it is also not supplying any power to your system. Letting your battery rest for awhile after a full charge helps to "lock-in" that full charge capacity.
3. Unplug the computer and drain the battery. It might sound silly, but now that you have got the battery to a full charge, you need to drain the power almost completely. Again, this will help determine the charge capacity of the battery. Leave your computer unplugged and use it until you get a warning telling you that the battery is almost completely discharge. Then save whatever you are working on and power the computer down. Plug back into the wall socket for a fresh charge. Then use the computer at your leisure.
If you follow these steps about once a month, your notebook battery should last a long while. Not to say that you will never have to replace it, but at least it will be a long time before you need to.
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About the author
David has been in the engineering field through to government, now getting up to speed with the new age technology laptop computers.
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