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<blockquote data-quote="HeffeD" data-source="post: 43253" data-attributes="member: 61"><p>It's not so much the capacity, but the lifespan of the battery.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>When the battery is fully charged, a properly designed charging circuit shouldn't be doing any more than a trickle charge to keep the battery topped off, which won't damage the battery.</p><p></p><p>The problem stems from the fact that lithium-ion batteries (which most laptops and smartphones use) aren't very happy with high heat while storing a full charge. High heat with a fully charged LI-ON will shorten its lifespan. (Don't leave a fully charged LI-ON in the car...)</p><p></p><p>Everyone knows that laptops tend to get a bit warm during use. When running on the battery, this isn't a huge problem because the charge is continually reducing while using the laptop, so it's not experiencing the heat while fully charged for long. </p><p></p><p>If however, you're running the laptop while it is plugged into AC, it's going to be keeping the battery at full charge which subjects it to high heat at a full charge for extended periods. </p><p></p><p>To avoid damaging your battery, it's a good idea to remove the battery if you're planning on running on AC. Of course this opens you up to the possibility of losing your data if the power goes out. </p><p></p><p>Here is some great info about the lifespan of your LI-ON batteries. <a href="http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries" target="_blank">How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HeffeD, post: 43253, member: 61"] It's not so much the capacity, but the lifespan of the battery. When the battery is fully charged, a properly designed charging circuit shouldn't be doing any more than a trickle charge to keep the battery topped off, which won't damage the battery. The problem stems from the fact that lithium-ion batteries (which most laptops and smartphones use) aren't very happy with high heat while storing a full charge. High heat with a fully charged LI-ON will shorten its lifespan. (Don't leave a fully charged LI-ON in the car...) Everyone knows that laptops tend to get a bit warm during use. When running on the battery, this isn't a huge problem because the charge is continually reducing while using the laptop, so it's not experiencing the heat while fully charged for long. If however, you're running the laptop while it is plugged into AC, it's going to be keeping the battery at full charge which subjects it to high heat at a full charge for extended periods. To avoid damaging your battery, it's a good idea to remove the battery if you're planning on running on AC. Of course this opens you up to the possibility of losing your data if the power goes out. Here is some great info about the lifespan of your LI-ON batteries. [url=http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries]How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries[/url] [/QUOTE]
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