Tag Archives: batteries

This trip has left me absent minded.

2007.11.02 – 7:49 pm PDT

So for the first time ever I managed to forget both my car and wall charger for my phone. I have only 2 bars of battery left. I suppose I could go buy one from Target, and return it when I get home. Hard to say which hassle is more of an issue, conserving 2 bar until Sunday, or renting an adapter from Target. I could go ask the front desk if they have any chargers in the [tag]lost and found[/tag]. Hmm, that’s a good idea, I think I will.

update: The front desk had a huge box full of chargers.  I totally lucked out.   With a quick look and one reach into the abyss I had a charger for my phone.  w00t!

[tags]boredom, mobile phone battery, battery charger, hassle, travel, hotel, front desk[/tags]

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laptop battery capacity

2007.05.08 – 5:05 am PDT

I lost some capacity on my laptop battery to{day,night} because I accidentally left it on and unplugged when I went out to dinner tonight. :( 

Tue May  8 04:40:45 MST 2007
alarm:                   unsupported
present:                 yes
design capacity:         8800 mWh
last full capacity:      8075 mWh
battery technology:      rechargeable
design voltage:          10800 mV
design capacity warning: 807 mWh
design capacity low:     403 mWh
capacity granularity 1:  264 mWh
capacity granularity 2:  8 mWh
model number:            351s1
serial number:           001
battery type:            LiOn
OEM info:                OEM
present:                 yes
capacity state:          ok
charging state:          charging
present rate:            unknown
remaining capacity:      7529 mWh
present voltage:         12597 mV

The last full capacity had been 8331 mWh for quite a long time after I began keeping track of my battery usage, and draining the battery at least once every two weeks hoping to extend the life of my new battery. Ohwell.

[tags]battery, laptop battery, laptop, status, update, capacity[/tags]

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laptop battery

2007.03.01 – 6:20 pm PST

I haven’t posted any statistics about my laptop battery in quite some time.
Noticeably I haven’t lost any more capacity since November.

$ battery.sh 
Thu Mar  1 18:13:06 MST 2007
alarm:                   unsupported
present:                 yes
design capacity:         8800 mWh
last full capacity:      8331 mWh
battery technology:      rechargeable
design voltage:          10800 mV
design capacity warning: 833 mWh
design capacity low:     416 mWh
capacity granularity 1:  264 mWh
capacity granularity 2:  8 mWh
model number:            351s1
serial number:           001
battery type:            LiOn
OEM info:                OEM
present:                 yes
capacity state:          ok
charging state:          charged
present rate:            unknown
remaining capacity:      8331 mWh
present voltage:         12631 mV

[tags]battery_notes, battery, laptop battery, notebook, computers, laptops, technology, hardware, Lithium Ion, statistics[/tags]

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laptop battery weirdness

2006.11.05 – 5:47 pm PST

while updating my system today, I decided to let my laptop use some of the battery because it’s been plugged in all week. now something interesting happened after trying to plug the system back into the wall. the battery says it’s charged.

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software needed for linux laptops

2006.07.12 – 3:51 pm PDT

Auto-shutdown/suspend at given battery percentage.
Audio and or visual notifications of immenent shutdown.

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battery update

2006.07.10 – 5:04 pm PDT

Mon Jul 10 17:02:57 MST 2006
alarm:                   unsupported
present:                 yes
design capacity:         8800 mWh
last full capacity:      8331 mWh
battery technology:      rechargeable
design voltage:          10800 mV
design capacity warning: 833 mWh
design capacity low:     416 mWh
capacity granularity 1:  264 mWh
capacity granularity 2:  8 mWh
model number:            351s1
serial number:           001
battery type:            LiOn
OEM info:                OEM
present:                 yes
capacity state:          ok
charging state:          charging
present rate:            unknown
remaining capacity:      180 mWh
present voltage:         11068 mV

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new battery update

2006.07.08 – 5:10 am PDT

I haven’t really been using the new battery that much, I kept it around a 40% discharge, then I charge it up or let it sit, and use my older battery, and leave it plugged in to the wall. Since doing the initial charge cycles, the battery doesn’t appear to have lost any more capacity.

Sat Jul  8 05:07:58 MST 2006
alarm:                   unsupported
present:                 yes
design capacity:         8800 mWh
last full capacity:      8549 mWh
battery technology:      rechargeable
design voltage:          10800 mV
design capacity warning: 854 mWh
design capacity low:     427 mWh
capacity granularity 1:  264 mWh
capacity granularity 2:  8 mWh
model number:            351s1
serial number:           001
battery type:            LiOn
OEM info:                OEM
present:                 yes
capacity state:          ok
charging state:          charged
present rate:            unknown
remaining capacity:      8549 mWh
present voltage:         12629 mV

[tags]battery notes, battery, laptop battery, notebook, computers, laptops, technology, hardware, Lithium Ion, statistics, update[/tags]

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new battery.

2006.06.20 – 5:26 pm PDT

i got a new battery for my laptop. i got a pretty good deal on it after doing a little research.

my previous battery was only a 8000mAh, this one is 8800mAh, but max is 8792mAh. i don’t know what the orignal battery info

i’m in the middle of breaking it in while writing this. i’m on day 2 of a 3 day process. much of the process is waiting, either for warm battery to cool down, or power to charge up.

the new battery seems to last around 2 1/2 hours on my laptop doing usual sometimes cpu intensive tasks.

I really wish laptops has a better way of knowing when to charge their battery while connected to a power source.
this would optimize battery life i’m sure.
perhaps if we could control it through the acpi somehow?
send a fake event to the acpi? or the power system isnt capable of being disconnected unless physically disconnected. hrmmf :(

rrd + gnome-power reporting statistics on usage? with a little math that would provide a nice idea of the actual lifespan of the battery i belive.

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