Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2017 22:01:05 +0100 From: Bernt Hansson <bah@bananmonarki.se> To: JD <jd1008@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: stop charging laptop battery when full Message-ID: <18e462b9-fea5-705a-c585-cfba8c9b57c6@bananmonarki.se> In-Reply-To: <588519EE.2090905@gmail.com> References: <20170120171125.GA3965@c720-r292778-amd64> <a897cedd-e6e6-f779-f503-f982212ffe58@bananmonarki.se> <CAHu1Y73LNsKKQPGL4wUZr633%2BEqpfZkzGq2e5RqR5vXm-Wo%2Bpw@mail.gmail.com> <588519EE.2090905@gmail.com>
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On 2017-01-22 21:45, JD wrote: > > > 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? That's how it works.
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