Ok, my dear husband's two year old laptop no longer has any battery power (about 5 minutes or so before it dies) so we stopped by the local battery specialist and learned some important things about Lithium-ion and Lithium-polymer batteries. A laptop battery's lifespan is approximately 1,000 charge cycles, or 2-4 years under normal operating conditions. The battery in question had around 75 cycles and was determined to be dead. My husband's laptop normally stayed plugged in.. after all, you would think that plugging it in would bypass the battery.. wrong. Instead it was damaging, by overcharging the battery. It was recommended that you discharge the battery until you get the warning on the laptop or even better, discharge completely , then plug it in.. charge to full and then disconnect the power. Run the battery down and recharge it at least once every month, even better, every couple of weeks but optimally.. every day. Matter of fact, he stated t
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