How to extend the Toshiba notebook battery life?
Just purchased a Toshiba laptop, why the battery can only be used half an hour, is because of poor quality or Toshiba laptop battery Toshiba laptop battery Toshiba notebook is too small or which particular one part power consumption is big?
With the prices declines and the configurations are improved, many friends have acquired their own Toshiba laptops. when bought a Toshiba laptop, we do not know what should be noted for the initial use.
I begin by saying that in all the impression that any Toshiba laptop batteries have the using life, and Toshiba notebook battery life can be calculated according to the number of charge and discharge. But many people do not fully understand this issue, given that most Toshiba laptop battery charge and discharge times are at least 500 times or so, so many friends think that Toshiba laptop battery life is about two years.
Even if the Toshiba laptop battery is not used, there will be self-discharge phenomenon, once it is placed for too long, Toshiba notebook will appear the situation of excessive discharge. Once to this level, I am afraid a lot of Toshiba laptop batteries even can't be charged, and the Toshiba notebook battery is only used for several times, then dies.
In other words, even if you do not use Toshiba notebook battery for a long time, don't plcae it and do nothing, it is best to do one charge and discharge for a period of time, in order to maintain the Toshiba laptop battery "state." However, as Toshiba notebook lithium itself has some memory effect (no memory effect Lithium generally say it is wrong, there are memory effects of lithium in fact, only very small), preferably within the first Toshiba laptop battery power runs out, then charging, then the effect will be better. Of course, the best time to control the charge within 12 hours, or excessive charging will lead to a reduction of Toshiba notebook battery life.
About the Lithium Battery–two
C. Consequences of Heat – Another enemy of lithium battery life is heat. If you were to leave your laptop plugged in and running for a year, you should expect the lithium battery capacity to be anywhere between 60% to 80% of it’s original max capacity. This is why people that use their laptops as desktop replacements will notice greatly reduced battery life performance after one year of use. This issue can be resolved by removing the battery while using a corded power source. Now you may want to check with your manufacturer ahead of time to check for safety concerns, some manufacturers have mentioned problems such as moisture and dust collecting in the battery casing.
D. Battery Storage – If you don’t plan on using your lithium battery for prolonged periods of time, then you’ll want to reduce the charge level to 40% and place the battery in the fridge (not freezer). Storing the battery at 100% charge level applies unnecessary stress and can cause internal corrosion. On the other hand, if the charge is too low, the battery can become permanently unusable, due to battery self discharge. This is why manufacturers recommend storing your lithium batteries at 40% charge, rather than either extreme.
About the Lithium Battery–one
A. Battery Memory – When I first got my new cellphone, my friend recommended to fully drain the battery before recharging it. His reasoning was connected to the idea of battery memory. Allowing the battery to fully discharge then recharging to max, supposedly gives you the complete battery capacity. Otherwise, if you simply charged from the half way point to max battery capacity, the battery would treat the half way point as the empty point, thus cutting your battery capacity in half.
The good news is today’s lithium batteries have a safety circuit in place to insure the battery doesn’t reach the point of no return. The safety circuit isn’t fool proof though, if you leave your battery completely drained for a few days, even the circuit’s protective measures won’t save it.
B. Battery Calibration – There are some benefits to fully discharging your lithium battery periodically, for laptops this can be especially important. If you start to notice your battery meter becoming more and more inaccurate, it may be time for some battery calibration. Allow your lithium battery completely drain, then charge until the battery is full again. This will calibrate your battery giving you more accurate readings. This should be done once every 30 charges or when you notice battery readings are off.
The battery life can be extended by a little more sleep –two
Turn it off
Wireless network support consumes battery power even when you’re not using it. So use the Network System Preference pane or the AirPort Status menu to turn off AirPort when you don’t need it. The same goes for Bluetooth — if you’re not using it, turn it off to preserve battery life.
Finally, if all else fails, you can always buy a second battery.
HyperMac offers a line of external batteries that can add up to 30 hours of additional battery life to your MacBook, MacBook Air or MacBook Pro.
There are also a number of ways to extend your iPhone’s battery life.
Reducing screen brightness (Settings-Brightness) as much as you can tolerate helps a lot.
So does turning off Wi-Fi (Settings-WiFi), Bluetooth Settings-General-Bluetooth), Push Notifications (Settings-Notifications), and 3G (Settings-General-Network) if you’re not using them.
Or enable Airplane Mode (Settings-Airplane Mode), which disables Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Push Notifications, 3G, and more with a single tap.
Favorite externals
Apple offers many additional tips for extending battery life. Or, if nothing else does the trick, consider buying an external battery.