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From: Norman Urs Baier <normanurs.baier-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: Slightly OT: Battery usage
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 11:31:20 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200506061131.21236.spiessli@gmx.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m2br6jx2t1.fsf-KjnUIgV0B0bak1Ioo/c9IoRWq/SkRNHw@public.gmane.org>

Am Montag 06 Juni 2005 11.16 schrieb Johan Vromans:
> Thanks to Rich Townsend's work I can now see the astounding speed at
> which the Li-Ion battery of my Tavelmate degrades :-(.
> Is there a usage pattern that minimizes this? For example, always keep
> the batter maximally charged, or --the opposite-- always discharge fully
> before charging?
>
> -- Johan
>

You might want to talk to some RC-Car or RC-Flight addicts, if I remember 
right latest theory is to store them at a third charged. 
But at what speed does your battery degrade and what is your current usage 
pattern. When did you do the last full cycle? 

Norman


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  parent reply	other threads:[~2005-06-06  9:31 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-06-06  9:16 Slightly OT: Battery usage Johan Vromans
     [not found] ` <m2br6jx2t1.fsf-KjnUIgV0B0bak1Ioo/c9IoRWq/SkRNHw@public.gmane.org>
2005-06-06  9:31   ` Norman Urs Baier [this message]
     [not found]     ` <200506061131.21236.spiessli-hi6Y0CQ0nG0@public.gmane.org>
2005-06-06 17:54       ` Johan Vromans
2005-06-06 10:40   ` Nils Faerber
     [not found]     ` <42A4282C.7070808-t93Ne7XHvje5bSeCtf/tX7NAH6kLmebB@public.gmane.org>
2005-06-06 16:06       ` Stefan Dösinger
     [not found]         ` <200506061606.01346.stefandoesinger-RbZlAiThDcE@public.gmane.org>
2005-06-06 14:54           ` Florian Hühn
     [not found]             ` <20050606165454.17e1e9c9.acpi-14TN6mYQPXr1AXQ8ov2VOh2eb7JE58TQ@public.gmane.org>
2005-06-06 17:29               ` Stefan Dösinger
2005-06-06 22:31       ` Karol Kozimor
     [not found]         ` <20050606223143.GC65-DETuoxkZsSqrDJvtcaxF/A@public.gmane.org>
2005-06-07 18:04           ` Vasileios Gkanis
     [not found]             ` <200506071304.30718.gkanis-4fMUIQ/vbHD2fBVCVOL8/A@public.gmane.org>
2005-06-07 22:20               ` Stefan Dösinger

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