How do I maintain the battery of my notebook right?

Each battery is a consumable item
Important to know is that each battery is a consumable item - compared to the shock absorber of a car. The first use, we know that he is eventually broken. The careful to deal with the battery, the longer it is used with an acceptable run time. The life of a battery is usually six months to about four years - depending on use. Below are a few tips and hints to be able to use the Dell Inspiron 5100 battery as long as possible ...

Memory effect
Usually found in notebooks today with lithium-ion batteries (Li-Ion) Use a relatively modern and easier to maintain battery type. The biggest advantage over the older types (nickel-cadmium NiCd, Nickel-metal hydride NiMH) Is that he does not have a so-called memory effect. So it does not matter if the battery is empty or partially loaded when a load is taking place. The Dell Vostro 1000 battery is always in full capacity. With the older types were called the memory effect when the battery was charged when he, for example, yet a third was loaded. Then after that were also only two-thirds of the capacity that the battery has less "Pinned" in which state it was loaded.

Commissioning
Usually batteries from the package are not or only partially loaded. It is therefore important at the beginning of a notebook battery to life. Given the best Notebook infected overnight at flowing through it. Thereafter, the Notebook operate solely on the battery until this battery is empty, and then reload it completely. After about three to five such cycles the Dell Vostro 1510 battery has reached its maximum capacity and this has now more or less over a long period of time.

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As occurs in modern batteries no memory effect, it does not matter whether a battery will be fully charged or only partially. It is recommended, however, after about 50 charge cycles to perform a full charge. Just the Notebook run with, for example, a DVD movie until it shuts itself. Then fully charge the battery.

Storage
Batteries are very temperature sensitive. In any case, you should avoid freezing temperatures and extremely high temperatures. In summer or winter, it should therefore be avoided in any case to let the Dell Studio 1537 battery for an extended period in a parked car.
The ideal storage temperature for Li-Ion batteries is about 15 ° C, the battery should it be loaded to about 60%. Then the self-discharge is the lowest.

Work on the current
If you over a longer period the Notebook operates at the socket, the battery should be taken out.
Reasons for this are:
* The Notebook with current operation is relatively warm. As noted above does not heat the battery well.
* The self-discharge the battery loses power in operation at capacity. If a certain threshold is exceeded (eg 99.5%), then sets the electronic charging of a notebook and charges the battery back to full capacity. This process can be repeated on a weekend a few times. Each battery has a limited number of charge cycles, is its capacity to almost completely exhausted. Most laptop batteries last about 500 to 1000 charge of operations - while it does not matter whether a charging process takes from 99% to 100% or from empty to 100%. It is therefore possible to avoid "unnecessary" charging cycles.

Self discharge
Each battery will lose - not that it is used - always on power. This is called self-discharge. For longer storage, a rechargeable Dell xps m1330 battery so you should periodically check the state of charge, so that the battery by "discharge" is not damaged or defective may completely go. If necessary and if it is not further used, the battery should turn to about 60% load.
The self-discharge for Li-ion battery is approximately two to three percent per month at room temperature. The higher the temperature, the higher the self-discharge.