Laptop, charging battery

[Balzer]

When power on the new laptop the first time, should I completely charge the
battery? Should i leave the laptop powered in all night while the battery
be fully charged?
I got new laptop, and the battery has already been inserted. That's strange,
as usually battery packed separately. How to make sure that the battery is
OK?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

When power on the new laptop the first time, should I completely
charge the battery? Should i leave the laptop powered in all night
while the battery be fully charged?
I got new laptop, and the battery has already been inserted. That's
strange, as usually battery packed separately. How to make sure
that the battery is OK?

Your assumptions are all flawed. ;-)

There is no specific way the battery should have been when you got the
laptop (installed or not.) Depends on where you got it, what brand it is,
whether or not anyone else touched it before you (maybe the store, etc.)

The whole fully charged thing, etc does not matter like it did with older
battery types (assuming this is actually a new laptop and not just 'new to
you'.)

 

[Balzer]

Your assumptions are all flawed. ;-)

There is no specific way the battery should have been when you got the
laptop (installed or not.) Depends on where you got it, what brand it is,
whether or not anyone else touched it before you (maybe the store, etc.)

The whole fully charged thing, etc does not matter like it did with older
battery types (assuming this is actually a new laptop and not just 'new to
you'.)

 

[Shenan Stanley]

As far as I heard, dell laptops all come with battery packed
separately. How to charge battery first time?

Depends on many things (how it is packed, where you got it, what was done
with it before you got it, etc.)

As for charging it - plug the laptop into power using its cabling and use or
don't use it while it charges - there is no wrong answer.

 

[Balzer]

Depends on many things (how it is packed, where you got it, what was done
with it before you got it, etc.)

As for charging it - plug the laptop into power using its cabling and use
or don't use it while it charges - there is no wrong answer.

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New battery should be fully charged before their first use? To keep the AC
adapter connected to the notebook until the battery has fully charged?

AFAIK, HP recommend to remove the battery if the notebook is stored (turned
off and not plugged into AC power) for more than 2 weeks. Mine laptop
(packed) definitely has battery inserted at least two months or so, maybe
more..

 

[Shenan Stanley]

New battery should be fully charged before their first use? To keep
the AC adapter connected to the notebook until the battery has
fully charged?
AFAIK, HP recommend to remove the battery if the notebook is stored
(turned off and not plugged into AC power) for more than 2 weeks.
Mine laptop (packed) definitely has battery inserted at least two
months or so, maybe more..

It doesn't matter if the battery is fully charged before the first use.

The removal of any chemical battery for storage is common sense. It may/may
not ever be a problem, but it is wise to do.

 

[Bob I]

Your assumptions are all flawed. ;-)

There is no specific way the battery should have been when you got the
laptop (installed or not.) Depends on where you got it, what brand it
is, whether or not anyone else touched it before you (maybe the store,
etc.)

The whole fully charged thing, etc does not matter like it did with
older battery types (assuming this is actually a new laptop and not
just 'new to you'.)

Not so, just plug in the adapter. Both ends. ;-)

 

[Paul]

It doesn't matter if the battery is fully charged before the first use.

The removal of any chemical battery for storage is common sense. It may/may
not ever be a problem, but it is wise to do.

There is an article here, on the charging characteristics of
the batteries.

"Charging lithium-ion batteries"
http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-12.htm

"Lithium-ion is a very clean system and does not need priming as nickel-based
batteries do. The 1st charge is no different to the 5th or the 50th charge.
Stickers instructing to charge the battery for 8 hours or more for the first
time may be a leftover from the nickel battery days."

The charge state when the battery leaves the factory, is selected
for best shelf life. This article compares the shelf life at a couple
of charge states. The battery is shipped with less than a 100% charge
on purpose.

http://www.batteryuniversity.com/print-partone-19.htm

Since the battery is going to wear out in a couple years anyway,
might as well just use it and enjoy it.

If the battery terminal voltage becomes too low, the charger may refuse to
charge it. And that is for safety reasons.

HTH,
Paul

 

[Balzer]

There is an article here, on the charging characteristics of
the batteries.

"Charging lithium-ion batteries"
http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-12.htm

"Lithium-ion is a very clean system and does not need priming as nickel-based
batteries do. The 1st charge is no different to the 5th or the 50th charge.
Stickers instructing to charge the battery for 8 hours or more for the first
time may be a leftover from the nickel battery days."

The charge state when the battery leaves the factory, is selected
for best shelf life. This article compares the shelf life at a couple
of charge states. The battery is shipped with less than a 100% charge
on purpose.

http://www.batteryuniversity.com/print-partone-19.htm

Since the battery is going to wear out in a couple years anyway,
might as well just use it and enjoy it.

If the battery terminal voltage becomes too low, the charger may refuse to
charge it. And that is for safety reasons.

HTH,
Paul

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The main worry is that battery content did not flowed out and didn't damaged
a laptop housing..

Balzer

 

[Shenan Stanley]

The main worry is that battery content did not flowed out and
didn't damaged a laptop housing..

What?

Is that "did flow out and did damage laptop housing"?

Or, "In order to prevent damage from a possibly leaking battery when storing
the laptop, the laptop battery should be separated from the laptop and
stored in a separate location,"?

 

[Balzer]

What?

Is that "did flow out and did damage laptop housing"?

Or, "In order to prevent damage from a possibly leaking battery when storing
the laptop, the laptop battery should be separated from the laptop and
stored in a separate location,"?

 

[Anthony Buckland]

... Any battery can leak.

Yup. I spent a little while last week filing green
deposits off the contacts of a battery charger.
In other surroundings the effects could be far,
far worse.