From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Troy Schultz Subject: RE: Battery "design capacity" incorrect Date: 03 Mar 2003 15:33:48 -0500 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <1046723628.27050.3.camel@p2710> References: <1046718101.3209.60.camel@comp6161.potsdam.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1046718101.3209.60.camel-a2ysWtvtB4BRjtM+DFHcO/Z8FUJU4vz8@public.gmane.org> Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: Matthew Keller Cc: ACPI Development - Sourceforge List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org > Correct. My main question is where is ACPI "getting" the 5400 from? > Various Windows tools, and even the manufacturer's specs claim "3860" or > "3870" as the capacity (tools and manufacturer respectively). I've > changed various Linux tools that I've written to do the math based on > the "last full capacity", but a lot of "other people's tools" use > "design capacity" which is "better", in my opinion as it can let you > know if you're having a calibration problem. I wonder if the design capacity in your case is the capacity of the battery if it were fully charged and then fully depleated, a situation which would and should never occurr. The last full capacity is what should be used in any calculation of percent charged as this will be changed to reflect the battery wear as the battery goes through its usefull life. I have made changes to the battstat applet I use to use the last full capacity in the calcualtions. Best Regards -- Troy Schultz ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf