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I have a Dell Inspiron 3505
and once a week I discharge my battery between 70% to 50%, the rest of the week i leave it plugged in but I only use it 6 hours everyday.
am I doing a good job? should I discharge it more often?
I dont like charging and discharging my laptop, however I want also to take care of the battery.
Can you disconnect the battery if it’s mostly plugged in all day.
Some manufacturers have a utility that enables the level to reach say 60% – 80% capacity if remained plugged in.
For more info on battery health see:
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/leave-laptop-plugged-time/try
Searching the forums might provide additional info.
Cheers
You will never avoid battery problems if you use it. The more you use it the shorter its life.
Use it in moderation, or just leave it plugged into the charger and it will last as long as it’s going to last.
cheers, Paul
With lithium batteries, you do not want you battery to be at maximum or minimum capacity. IDEALLY the battery would always stay at 50%. There is a deep dive on this at batteryuniversity.
BU-808: How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries – Battery University
Guide to Dell Power Manager | Dell US
Dell wised up to this and started including a tool years ago that allows people to control their battery levels. This was called Dell Power Manager. Some laptops used a similar version called Dell Power Manager Lite. Both available on the Windows store. Now, Dell has stopped deploying the standalone application and it is is included with the “My Dell” application. You will likely see the power configuration options if you install the latest version of the app from Dell.
You can set pre-set configurations based on usage or use manual settings, which is what I do.
I have set my laptop to not go below 45% and not go above 85%. This keeps the battery in the optimal range, while still maintaining a charge if needed. If you always keep your laptop plugged in and rarely ever use it without the charger, you can set your parameters to between 40-60%.
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