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Battery Recalibration


prx984

Battery Recalibration  

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  1. 1. Do you think its a good idea?

    • Yes
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    • Yes, tried it, it works
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    • No, I beleive the websites and haven't tried it
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    • No, have tried it and it doesn't work
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    • I will try it soon/no comment
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    • In theory it could work
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    • I dont care as I don't have a laptop.
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The best recalibration I have seen is done by either built in recalibration software in the bios or dell used to have a recalibration software utility in the days of the latitude cpx that did wonders on batteries.

I just re-read your post, do you happen to still have that software, or maybe know where I could get my hands on it? It looks as though this battery may not be able to be recalibrated by charging/killing it. I turned it on this morning, it said 100%, but it dropped to 9% in 20 minutes :blink:

I still have a good battery that gives me 2 and a half + hours, but I'd like to have 2 batteries.

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I already searched on DELL's website to no avail. They only had a recal program for the Inspiron 3000/7000/7500. That was all I could find anyway, I'll keep looking.

Thanks anyway :)

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Well, I will test this to see if it will work with the Latitude CPi :)

Thanks IcemanND!

Edit: It appears as though I may not need it any longer. The battery seems to be reading correctly now (I'm not going to hold my breath on it as its at 53% now).

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I tend to keep the battery topped up on my laptop as I usually use the AC adapter, but I've gotten 8 hours of continuous use once...

Lion batteries don't reallly have as great of a memory effect as e.g. Nickel cadmium batteries, but they can usually be deep-cycled with no problems.

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Lithium-ion

(Li-ion)-Cell phones, laptops, video cameras.-Discharging:Avoid full cycle because of wear. 80% depth-of-discharge recommended. Re- charge more often. Avoid full discharge. Low voltage may cut off safety circuit

Got this from the website jaclaz indicated.

DL

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Recalibration works for my with others products, such as my toothbrush battery, it cannot be removed, so every 6 months it is recomment that you leave it on until the battery dies. I do it every 3 months.

And yes I guess it does make the battery last longer.

I don't have a laptop so I cannot try this, in theory it should work, but it depends on the battery type. I have no idea which types work and don't work.

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