How You are Damaging Your Laptop Battery

In modern times, laptop battery technology has improved a lot. However, developing some good battery care habits will help extend the life of your battery. Today we will talk about some tasks that, due to regular tasks, are damaging the laptop battery. By refraining from these activities, you can easily keep your laptop battery good for a long time.

Not completing the full charge once every month

Although it may seem like a completely counterintuitive task to keep the laptop battery in good condition, the laptop should be fully charged at least once a month. It can be seen that if the charge is not allowed to finish, many times the battery shows the amount of charge in the laptop incorrectly. So full charge should be completed at least once in a month.

Charge the battery regularly

All laptop batteries are good up to a certain number of charge cycles which is usually 500 charge cycles. A charge cycle refers to using the battery once and fully charging it once. That is, after charging from 100% to 0% and charging it again from 0% to 100%, it can be called a bicycle. The charge capacity of the battery decreases with each charge cycle. As a result, it is not good to charge the laptop battery up to 100% or to finish the charge up to 0%.

Laptop battery charge should therefore be kept within a certain limit. Studies have shown that modern laptop batteries last the longest if they are kept between 40 and 80 percent.

Repeated charging

Charging the laptop repeatedly is not a good practice. The misconception that leaving your laptop charged for too long will damage the battery is wrong. Modern lithium ion batteries no longer have this problem. You can charge up to 80 percent and then use the laptop without charging. But re-charging after the charge is partially depleted can cause the battery to degrade quickly. In some laptops such as MacBooks, when the charge is 80-90 percent, then the laptop continues to run on power from the power adapter. That is, the battery is not used. This practice will help your laptop battery last longer.

Not plugging in during heavy work

Your laptop uses extra power when doing heavy work. It is better to keep your laptop charged during this time. This allows the laptop to draw power directly from your power source after the battery is fully charged. As a result, battery consumption is reduced and the battery is protected from over-stressing.

Modern batteries have overcharge protection so there is no chance of damage if the battery is plugged in even after it is fully charged. By taking care of the things mentioned above, you will get the most service out of your laptop battery. However, if the health of the laptop battery drops below 70 percent, it is better to change the battery.