Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2017 13:45:34 -0700 From: JD <jd1008@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: stop charging laptop battery when full Message-ID: <588519EE.2090905@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAHu1Y73LNsKKQPGL4wUZr633%2BEqpfZkzGq2e5RqR5vXm-Wo%2Bpw@mail.gmail.com> References: <20170120171125.GA3965@c720-r292778-amd64> <a897cedd-e6e6-f779-f503-f982212ffe58@bananmonarki.se> <CAHu1Y73LNsKKQPGL4wUZr633%2BEqpfZkzGq2e5RqR5vXm-Wo%2Bpw@mail.gmail.com>
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On 01/22/2017 01:37 PM, Michael Sierchio wrote: > On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 12:29 PM, Bernt Hansson <bah@bananmonarki.se> wrote: > > On 2017-01-20 18:11, Matthias Apitz wrote: >>> While charging, is there a way to stop the charging when >>> hw.acpi.battery.life reached 100 to protect the (LI-ion) battery? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> matthias >>> >> The simplest way is to use a timer. >> > Do you use a clock to tell if the water in your bath is too hot? > > Do you use a watch to determine if you have reached your destination in a > car? > > It is taking all the restraint I can muster not to label that the least > helpful bit of advice I have read here. Oops. It slipped out. > My $.02's worth: Since continuous charging after battery is full reduces the life of the battery, should not the charging circuitry in the laptop detect the battery is full, and break the circuit?
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