From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Sun Jun 14 1998 - 02:26:37 EDT
Bill..
Bill McVicker wrote:
> I just purchased a Thinkpad 770E, this is the first laptop I've owned. A
> friend told me that you should run it mainly off of the battery, and
> recharge it with the AC adapter when you're not using it. I can find
> nothing in the documentation saying anything like this. I'm using it as a
> desktop replacement machine, so when I'm working on it, generally I want to
> leave it plugged in, and use the battery while on the road.
>
> My question is... will it hurt the battery to leave the computer plugged
> into the AC most of the time?
>
No, it will not hurt it..
it may discharge down to 95%, but below that the charger wilol come on, and top
it off..
Li technology is much better than NiMH or NiCAD.. though NiMH has a lot to
reccomend it..!!
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