As the excellent battery management system of Thinkpad series battery, which has the advantage other brand laptop batteries can’t matched. But a large number of people fell confused by Thinkpad battery charging. Well, this blog would talk about charge and discharge of battery, using the most detailed description to help you know the advantage of Thinkpad’s advantages, Dell studio 15 adapter and using way of battery, and maintenance to maximize and prolong battery life.

Section I: activation of battery

Currently, most of laptop batteries are lithium ion battery, so they can’t be actived by long time charging as nickel-hydrogen battery. The instruction of laptop don’t have too much about how to active the Canon lp-e5 battery. At the same time, the salesman have told us the battery has been actived when delivery from factory, it’s don’t need to active for the first time using. Although most people think the first time charge up to 12h is important, as my experience, I don’t feel it has very apparent accomplishment. As long as the date of manufacture and using dates in 3 months or less, don’t need activation; 3 months or more, please see Section III: The battery storage.

Section II: battery charging, using

The battery charge and discharge is very important. It is directly related to battery’s life. Some people believe that the battery should be fully charging HP pavilion dv2000 battery and used up for the first three times, while other people consider that it’s not  necessary to do so. Which is the correct way, anyway?

According to the official interpretation and most people’s experience, I sum up to three points:

1, Nikon coolpix s5 Battery life has related to the number of charge cycles, general speaking, about 300-600 times. Each charging, no matter how long, this time would be counted on a single charge number.

2, In order to extend battery’s life, it’s better to reduce the number of charging cycles, we should try to be fully used every charing, try to use less electricity were left; When the battery power less than 10%, charging Dell latitude d630 battery as full as possible.

3, Do not over-discharge

That means, discharge to 5% or less, which is harmful to lithium batteries; some people may use the battery to shut down automatically, this is very big mistake. The correct way is charging Canon nb-8l battery when the power is about 10%.

Section III

some people often use the AC power, instead of using laptop battery, so the battery storage is important particularly. But for the thinkpad laptop battery, its built-in battery management software can be reduced charging times by setting threshold number, the benefits for doing this can be not need to take out battery, prevent power off suddenly or unplug the plug on computer of damage.

But discharged battery storage method is provided.

1 the storage battery: For some often do not often use Casio np-20 battery, the battery used by around 40% off on the left, dry, dark place. But pay attention: every one to two months take out battery and use a few times, it’s very effective to preventing battery aging, used the battery until the power less than 10%, repeat once or twice.

2, not take out battery storage (ThinkPad peculiar, recommend) :

That said, the Thinkpad battery’s built-in Casio digital camera battery management software can be reduced charging times by setting threshold number. When the battery plug in AC power, boot not discharge, shutdown with little discharge. Each time from 100% discharge to 10% lasts about one month, then filled, it can make the battery do not  charging and discharging when using AC power, and keep battery activity. It’s the best maintenance method for thinkpad r60 battery.