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| author | Phil Bull <philbull@gmail.com> | 2010-12-31 16:57:17 +0000 |
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| committer | Phil Bull <philbull@gmail.com> | 2010-12-31 16:57:17 +0000 |
| commit | c8469cf5d3546a41cab18620d38d7e573544b80f (patch) | |
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| parent | c8f92ba16e3abaf1896e39d5811fa6a09c0bdf3c (diff) | |
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Wrote several power management topics. Ready for review.
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diff --git a/gnome-help/C/power-batteryoptimal.page b/gnome-help/C/power-batteryoptimal.page index c44a9b8..40f5409 100644 --- a/gnome-help/C/power-batteryoptimal.page +++ b/gnome-help/C/power-batteryoptimal.page @@ -5,21 +5,38 @@ <info> <link type="guide" xref="power#battery"/> - <desc>XXX</desc> - <revision pkgversion="0.1" version="0.1" date="2010-06-29" status="stub"/> + <desc>Don't let the battery run down too far.</desc> + <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2010-12-31" status="review"/> <credit type="author"> <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name> <email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email> </credit> + <credit type="author"> + <name>Phil Bull</name> + <email>philbull@gmail.com</email> + </credit> <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> </info> - <title>Getting the best out of your laptop battery</title> - - <comment> - <cite date="2010-06-29" href="mailto:gnome-doc-list@gnome.org">GNOME Documentation Project</cite> - <p>Strategies for optimal battery consumption/charging. Lots of people have opinions on how/when to charge your battery: do you let it run down fully before charging, or leave it plugged in all the time, or what?</p> - </comment> - +<title>Getting the best out of your laptop battery</title> + +<p>As laptop batteries age, they get worse at storing charge and their capacity gradually decreases. There are a few techniques that you can use to prolong their useful lifetime, although you shouldn't expect a big difference.</p> + +<list> + <item> + <p>Don't let the battery run all the way down. Always recharge <em>before</em> the battery gets very low; recharging when it is only partially discharged is more efficient.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Heat has a detrimental effect on a battery's charging efficiency. Don't let the battery get any warmer than it has to.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Batteries age even if you leave them in storage. There is little advantage in buying a replacement battery at the same time as you get the original battery - always buy replacements when you need them.</p> + </item> +</list> + +<note> + <p>This advice applies specifically to Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) batteries, which are the most common type. Other types of battery may behave differently.</p> +</note> + </page> |