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Date:      Fri, 20 Jan 2017 13:53:50 -0500
From:      Sergei Akhmatdinov <sakhmatd@riseup.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de>
Subject:   Re: stop charging laptop battery when full
Message-ID:  <20170120135008.5168cc79@riseup.net>
In-Reply-To: <20170120171125.GA3965@c720-r292778-amd64>
References:  <20170120171125.GA3965@c720-r292778-amd64>

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On Fri, 20 Jan 2017 18:11:25 +0100
Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> wrote:
> I can ask the current capacity (and other values) of the battery with:
> [snip]
> While charging, is there a way to stop the charging when
> hw.acpi.battery.life reached 100 to protect the (LI-ion) battery?

Such functionality should be provided by your battery's internal circuitry.
Think about it, it wouldn't be safe for any consumer to buy a laptop which
doesn't switch to DC power when the battery is full.

Cheers,
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Sergei Akhmatdinov

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