Treat your batteries right |
| Published: August 8, 2007, 3:00 pm |
| Tags: arstechnica, batteries, batterylifespan, chargecyles, heat, temperature, tips |
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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Hardware, How-tos, Odds and ends, AppleArs Technica has a short guide up to treating your iPhone, laptop, and iPod batteries right. Contrary to popular belief, it seems the best way to wear out a battery before its time isn't spending too many charge cycles-- it's heat. Charge cycles are equivalent to normal wear and tear on batteries-- it's better to charge your batteries up from partial charge rather than let them run all the way out, and then charge them fully. But heat is a much bigger factor, and considering that most laptops (or "notebooks," as Apple likes to say) run hot, batteries lose their capacity comparatively fast.The best way to store a battery, says Ars, is partially charged and in the fridge. In fact, one of their batteries still had a 95% charge after 2.5 years, just because most of that time was spent in about 40 degree temperatures at half charge.Of course, I buy batteries not to keep them in the fridge, but to use them, so I'd like [ Full article ] |
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