Useful hacks to extend Dell pc764 laptop battery life
All laptop users have experienced that moment when they are on an important speech and the laptop’s battery dies. We cannot change the laws of physics, but with a few useful tricks you can reduce the amount of wear and tear the battery power of your notebook, tablet PC or smartphone goes through on a daily basis. Today BattAussie battery experts compile following tips to keep your device’s battery lasts longer.
Keep Dell pc764 laptop battery live a productive life instructions
1. Avoid leaving it plugged in for extended periods of time –
Allowing your devices to be plugged into the charger after it has reached a 100% charge can be detrimental to your battery life.
Overcharging your battery isn’t wise because many phone manufacturers set the charge threshold lower on purpose so as to prolong battery life. Since lithium-ion batteries cannot absorb overcharge, the charge current needs to be cut off when it is fully charged.
Overcharge would cause plating of metallic lithium, which could compromise the safety of your Dell laptop.
This piece of advice is rather difficult to follow where laptops are concerned,though. Leaving your laptop plugged in all the time could harm your laptop’s battery in the long run. It is better to discharge it down to 40% every now and then.
2. Full discharge vs partial discharge – Many battery experts have professed the benefits of allowing your device to get fully discharged before plugging in the charger, but it has been found that a partial discharge is actually better than a full discharge cycle. It is usually helpful to keep the charge within the 40 to 80% range.
Of course, you will have to balance this out with the way and amount you use your device. For instance, if you are heading out and can’t charge your laptop, do charge it to 100%.
3. Avoid ultra-fast charger – Ultra-fast chargers can juice your phone up faster than regular chargers, but they affect the longevity of your battery in the long run. Stay away from them and use only the chargers you are meant to.
4. Avoid extreme temperatures – Laptop battery depends largely on the temperature of your surroundings. For instance, if you live in temperatures over 35 degrees celsius or below 0 degree celsius, the capacity of your notebook’s battery will reduce faster.
Avoid leaving your notebook or tablet in contact with direct sunlight or expose it to temperatures below freezing point. While extreme heat affects a Dell studio 1749 battery more than extreme cold, both are equally harmful.
5. Medium-to-long-term laptop batterystorage – You should keep your battery at around 50% before turning it off if you aren’t using your device. Say you are going somewhere for a while and want to keep your device in storage, do so in a cool place with a temperature below 32 degrees celsius, with the battery at the halfway mark.
The battery of your Dell latitude laptop, like every other technological innovation, comes with a shelf-life, and a ‘use-by’ date. But you could help prolong that shelflife significantly.
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