should i have my batery conected if i am working pluged to ac ??

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Thanks for your help. I´m new PC portable user, and i dont kwon if the batery sufers or decrease it life when the inspiron works pluged to an ac. A friend told me that would be better for the batery life to take it of when i am working pluged, but i have reviewed all the catalogs and havent found any thing about this. The information allways tell about the last of the battery during the chargin or discharging clicles, but doesnt say any thing about the batery life because of the many charging and discharging cicles.   I would aprreciate any infornation about this Thanks

Muskus · Answer

thanks, i get it, the cuestion was because a recomendation of a friend, he says its better to take it off, but i havent seen that reconmantation semewhere else,

I will work wiht the battery instaled, thanks for your response

ejn63 · Answer

If it's a lithium ion battery, it makes no difference - the charging shuts off once the cells are charged.

LIthium ion batteries are good for 300-500 cycles or about 1.5-2 years -- if you simply store them, aging will get them before use does.

JersWork · Answer

You may want to be a little cautions though,  as heat will also kill a lithium rechargable battery.  If your system routinely runs very hot,  it may make sense to remove the battery if you will be in a situation where you will have relaible AC to power the system.  Having said that,  I currently have two Dell notebooks (and have owned 3-4 previously) and they always have their battery in.  My oldest now is 3.5 years,  and is still running with the same battery as when it was purchased.

jankerson · Answer

I heard the same thing somewhere here about removing the battery. I also use mine plugged in most of the time, always have used laptops that way and haven't had any issues with the batteries.

billw020104 · Answer

For proper maintenance of a lithium-based battery, it’s important to keep the electrons in it moving occasionally. I would not recommend leaving your portable plugged in all the time. An ideal use would be a commuter who uses his computer on the train, then plugs it in at the office to charge. This keeps the battery juices flowing. If on the other hand, you use a desktop computer at work, and save a notebook for infrequent travel, I would recommend charging and discharging its battery at least once per month. Use it or lose it seems to apply to LION batteries.

If you don’t plan on using your notebook for more than six months, I would recommend that you remove and store the battery with a 50% charge. If you store a battery when it’s fully discharged, it could fall into a deep discharge state, which renders it incapable of holding any charge. Conversely, if you store it fully charged for an extended period of time, the battery may experience some loss of battery capacity, meaning it will have a shorter life. Be sure to store the ejected battery at the proper temperature, not too cold or too hot.

Bill

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aussiegeek · Answer

I don't think it affects the battery life to keep it in the laptop. Once it's fully charged, it just stops charging.

Of course without the battery in, if you accidentally bump the power cord you lose all your work.

If you're clumsy like me, I would always leave it in...

peachwattie · Answer

A technician (non-Dell) suggested I remove batter when I'm using AC on my Inspiron 5100.  He explained why, but I've forgotten.  He was right about some other things, so I'm going with the advice.

rickmktg · Answer

@peachwattie wrote:

A technician (non-Dell) suggested I remove batter when I'm using AC on my Inspiron 5100. He explained why, but I've forgotten. He was right about some other things, so I'm going with the advice.

Well, he was wrong about this advice. :smileywink:

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