laptop batteries care tip

Do not short-circuit a battery. A short-circuit may cause damage to the battery.

Do not drop, hit or otherwise abuse the battery as this may result in the exposure of the cell contents, which are corrosive.

Do not expose the battery to moisture or rain. Keep battery away from fire or other sources of extreme heat or extreme cold. Do not freeze your battery.

Do not leave your laptop on overnight all the time while charging. The laptop should be turned off occasionally.

Do consider removing the battery from a laptop when running on fixed power. (Some laptop manufacturers are concerned about dust and moisture accumulating inside the battery casing.)

Do use the Suspend or Hibernate feature when taking a break.

Do minimize the number of programs and/or applications running at the same time. Quit any of the programs/applications that are not in use.

Do not throw away or dispose of your battery with household waste. Please recycle all batteries, as they contain chemicals which are harmful to the environment.

Do set the Windows Power Management settings to maximum savings.

Do lower the brightness setting on the screen backlight

Do not carry loose batteries in a pocket or purse with metal objects like coins, paper clips and hair pins, etc. This may short circuit the battery, generating high heat.

Do disconnect any unused devices such as modems, wireless cards, bluetooth and USB devices.

Do not buy old batteries, even if sold at clearance prices.

Do store battery in a dry, cool place at 40-50% charge level. Some reserve charge is needed to keep the battery and its protection circuit operational during prolonged storage.

Do make sure that the laptop's power management features in the BIOS and Operating System are optimized, turning off the screen, using speed step.

Do not incinerate. Exposure of batteries to extreme heat may result in an explosion