Some Ways to Help You Extend Battery Life

Aug. 4, 2011 - PRLog -- Laptops are so popular due to their portability that enables people to use them where there is not electricity available. The laptop battery life is an important consideration when buying a new laptop, meaning the longer it can last; the more work you can get done from a power source. Furthermore, there are some ways that you can reduce power consumption, when you can’t charge the battery immediately. Here are the tips.

As we all know that, the more applications we run, the more power the battery will drain. Base on this theory, run fewer programs at one time, even turn off some applications which you are not using. Reduce the brightness of the display will help the battery drain less power. Avoid USB external devices, as they will drain some power from your computer. Keep the laptop and battery as cool as you can, as heat is bad for a computer’s CPU, and is detrimental to the battery as well. The hotter a battery is, the faster its charge will drop over time. So remember don’t let the laptop out in the hot sun. And on occasion, you need to full discharge the battery once in a while; this is also a good practice to help you extend the battery life (take dell d620 notebook battery(http://www.dragonext.com/5200mah-battery-for-dell-latitud...) for example). Plus, don’t use the battery all the time if you can plug the laptop. Battery can only be drained and charged a certain number of times before they start to lose charge, so using the battery too often can shorten the battery life.

Moreover, reconditioning the battery can help recover or restore some of the lost efficiency on NiCD or NiMH batteries. There is no way to restore or recover a lithium ion battery (such as hp laptop computer battery(http://www.dragonext.com/computer/computer-accessories/la... draining the battery should not be purposely done. Here is the procedure of reconditioning the battery: firstly, plug the AC adapter into the laptop, and full charge it. This process will take approximately 7 hours depending on the battery type and size; secondly, remove the AC adapter, and turn on the laptop; thirdly, allow the laptop battery to continue to provide power until the battery is completely drained. Perform this process three times every three months. You can also go through this process when you notice a loss of efficiency. If you do not perform this process, you may not get full life from the battery.