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Thread ID: 38824 2003-10-19 11:04:00 Laptop Stuff/Qs... csinclair83 (200) Press F1
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184893 2003-10-20 02:19:00 It's a "fuel gauge". It will read from Empty to Full. My latest laptop has it as an icon on the screen. (Of course it's permanently at empty because the lithium ion battery is dead, but that's how I got it so cheap. :D ) Graham L (2)
184894 2003-10-20 02:23:00 thats what i got graham..on screen too..at present i usng AC power... csinclair83 (200)
184895 2003-10-20 02:55:00 :^O


LOL ROFLMAO.....

just a bit of light pleasant stress relief

:D

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184896 2003-10-20 08:18:00 Lithium ion batteries seem to be made of the right stuff to survive the constant charging, and have no 'memory effect'. To keep them healthy it's recommended that you run on battery once a month, and run it right down. Shortstop (632)
184897 2003-10-20 08:28:00 > what does a state of charge mean?

It means the state (condition) of the batterys charge (capacity, amount of charge left, flatness, etc)

The tray indicator estimates the charge based on input vs output and self discharge etc

The on-battery one does it by more accurately sampling the battery voltage.

If the battery has been out for a while, or the battery has a non typical self-discharge rate, the tray indicator will get a bit confused until its sure the battery has been connected long enough to have a full charge.
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