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    Battery Cycles

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Bond1747, Sep 6, 2007.

  1. Bond1747

    Bond1747 Notebook Guru

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    How long does the battery have to charge to be called a "cycle"? ie if I plug in the ac adapter for 2-3 minutes until I configure the laptop to just be plugged in but not charging, did I just lose a cycle?
     
    Bond1747, Sep 6, 2007
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    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    How I wanted to say do a search it has been discussed at length. :D But I have the same question and have never received a satisfactory answer myself. Well tonight I got lucky it is from Apple and I think answers the question (finally!) even though it is from Apple I think it applies. (#2)


    1.A properly maintained Apple notebook battery is designed to retain up to 80 percent of its original capacity after 300 full charge and discharge cycles.
    2.A charge cycle means using all of the battery’s power, but that doesn’t necessarily mean a single charge. For instance, you could use your notebook for an hour or more one day, using half its power, and then recharge it fully. If you did the same thing the next day, it would count as one charge cycle, not two, so you may take several days to complete a cycle.

    More info cool read Link
     
    powerpack, Sep 6, 2007
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