Battery careLaptop Battery handling
Instructions A new battery comes in a part charged condition and should be
discharged before use (refer to your computer manual for charging
instruction). Upon initial use (or after a prolonged storage period) the
battery may require two or four charge/discharge cycles before achieving maximum
capacity.
This is difficult to determine. Actual battery run-time depends upon the power demands made by the equipment. In the case of notebook computers, the use of the monitor, the hard drive and other peripherals result in an additional drain upon the battery, and effectively reduce the battery’s runtime. The total run-time of the battery is also heavily dependent on the design of the equipment. Generally our new high capacity battery will last as long (and most usually 20-50% longer) as your old battery did when it was new. What is the Life Span
of a New Battery? The life of a rechargeable Lithium ion Rechargeable battery under normal conditions is generally about 500 charge/discharge cycles. This means one and a half to three years of battery life for the average user. As the rechargeable battery begins to die, the user will notice a decline in the running time of the battery. When a battery that originally operated the notebook for three hours is only supplying the user with an hour’s worth of use, it’s time for a new one. There are two rating on every battery: volts and Amp-hours (AH or mAH). The voltage of a new battery should match the voltage of it original unless the batteries are different chemistries (NI-MH and Li-Ion batteries have different voltage ratings, even if they are for the same laptop). Most of our batteries have a higher amp-hour rating than the original battery found in the device. This is indicative of a longer run-time (higher capacity) and will not cause any incompatibilities.
For laptop users To get maximum performance from your battery, fully optimize the notebook’s power management features prior to use. Power management is a tradeoff: better power conservation in exchange for lesser computer performance. The power management system conserves battery power by setting the processor to run at a slower speed, dimming the screen, spinning down the hard drive when it's not in use and causing the machine to go into sleep mode when inactive. Your notebook user’s guide will provide information relating to specific power management features. |