hallenrm Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 By Painting Opinions in Simple Text :Guns: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moo Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 My laptop's battery has degraded to the point where I get about 30mins' worth of use out of it when unplugged.I have exactly the same problem.This is called "battery memory", and is caused by constant partial discharge then recharging, rather than using the battery's full capacity (or at least varying the amount used). Boerseun's friend was using a rather "Russian Roulette" approach, when all that is usually required is to completely discharge and recharge a battery via normal use a few times. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_memory NOTE the issue about battery "packs" (your computer prolly has a sealed pack, so use discretion): "Because some cells may discharge before others, they are charged in reverse by the remaining cells, severely damaging them. To avoid damage to the other cells, each cell must be individually discharged, not the entire pack as a whole." My opinion: this probably depends on the rate of discharge, with a heavy discharge being more likely to cause damage than a lower rate. So if you try this with your laptop, let it run down in sleep/standby etc. instead of while it's working hard. My old laptop is Win 9x so I just boot to DOS and let it run down from there, which also avoids any Windows hiccups. Back on topic: Who am I and what am I doin' here... :shrug: moo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 This is called "battery memory", and is caused by constant partial discharge then recharging, rather than using the battery's full capacity (or at least varying the amount used). Boerseun's friend was using a rather "Russian Roulette" approach, when all that is usually required is to completely discharge and recharge a battery via normal use a few times. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_memory NOTE the issue about battery "packs" (your computer prolly has a sealed pack, so use discretion): "Because some cells may discharge before others, they are charged in reverse by the remaining cells, severely damaging them. To avoid damage to the other cells, each cell must be individually discharged, not the entire pack as a whole." My opinion: this probably depends on the rate of discharge, with a heavy discharge being more likely to cause damage than a lower rate. So if you try this with your laptop, let it run down in sleep/standby etc. instead of while it's working hard. My old laptop is Win 9x so I just boot to DOS and let it run down from there, which also avoids any Windows hiccups. Back on topic: Who am I and what am I doin' here... :hihi: moo Mmmmmm....I think all that only applies to NiCad batteries. Nickel Metal Hydride batteries don't suffer from memeory loss. Next stupid question:Please Sir, may I have some more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moo Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 Mmmmmm....I think all that only applies to NiCad batteries. Nickel Metal Hydride batteries don't suffer from memeory loss.Yep, methinks that's covered in the link. :hihi: Question... Who da man? moo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Yep, methinks that's covered in the link. :edizzy: Question... Who da man? moo Aha! I know this one! Moo da man! :hihi: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moo Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Lol, but you da Turtle! :shrug: Next question... Is a turtle insulted if you call him a tortoise? moo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Lol, but you da Turtle! :shrug: Next question... Is a turtle insulted if you call him a tortoise? moo Not if that turtle is a tortoise. Question is, is a totoise insulted if you call it a terrapin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moo Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Question is, is a totoise insulted if you call it a terrapin?Prolly not if he's a member of the Malaclemys club. :shrug: But is he insulted if ya call him slow? A bruised and battered turtle crawls into a police station. He says to the cop: "A gang of snails just beat me up!". The cop says: "Did you get a good look at them?". The turtle says: "Well, no, it all happened so fast!" :doh: moo DougF 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 A bruised and battered turtle crawls into a police station. He says to the cop: "A gang of snails just beat me up!". The cop says: "Did you get a good look at them?". The turtle says: "Well, no, it all happened so fast!" :doh: moo Actually I said, "Hell no, it all happened too quickly!" Brrum-bum. :shrug: Ok, 'nother stupid question: Mmmmm...drawing a blank. Can I get some help here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boerseun Posted November 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Okay - old one: Why is freight on a truck called a shipment, and freight on a ship called cargo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Okay - old one: Why is freight on a truck called a shipment, and freight on a ship called cargo? I know! I know! So movers can have a joke to tell. :shrug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiniteNow Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Okay - old one: Why is freight on a truck called a shipment, and freight on a ship called cargo? Old one, indeed.... way back in post #36 even! :D http://hypography.com/forums/112783-post36.html Cheers. :phones: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moo Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Who invented pockets? moo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthepon Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Definitely not the guy who invented pantaloons. That was a loon, and he had no good intentions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrotex Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 How come we have a stratosphere but not a stratocube? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moo Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Maybe we had one when the earth was flat... :teeth: moo Pyrotex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrotex Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Maybe we had one when the earth was flat...That's good! :) Was the Earth flat during the Planeocine Era? Jay-qu and moo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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