How keeping your HP Pavilion dv2000 battery in good condition?
by admin on Jan.28, 2011, under laptop battery tips
1.) Use a full charge cycle before recharging
Li-Ion and NiMH battery (which most Hp laptop battery are), do not have a memory which you might find in NiCad batteries. However, each chemistry
has a limited number of charge cycles, so use a full charge cycle before re-charging to maximize your Hp pavilion dv2000 battery usage. Because this may be very difficult to manage, you’ll need to consider the cost-benefit ratio for keeping track of how far discharged the battery is before you charge it again.
2.) Always use your laptop on a hard surface.
Laptops are portable and it’s easy to set your laptop on your Hp pavilion dv2000 battery or on your bed or use it at your lesiure. That’s one of the
benefits of having a portable computer. Flexibility. But if you want to extend your Hp pavilion dv2000 battery’s life you have to watch out for
overheating your laptop.Heat is one of the biggest obstacles to battery’s life longevity. Your laptop computer fan cannot circulate the air properly
when your laptop is sitting on soft surface.
4.) Be careful where you store your laptop
This goes back to the heat issue. Don’t leave your Hp pavilion dv2000 battery in the car where it can get very hot.Batteries hate heat and your battery
will go on strike permenantly if you expose it to too much heat.Remember that all laptops are not created equal. You may have gotten 4 hours from
your last laptop while on laptop battery , but your new laptop might pull more juice to run that gaming quality processor, or the power hogging programs
you’re running now. Read your owner’s manual to find out what you should expect from your laptop battery and be sure to compare apples to apples
when purchasing a replacement Hp pavilion dv2000 battery. Not all laptop batteries are made to the same specs. We recommend buying a battery that
has at least as much capacity as your original battery (that’s the mAh rating), and preferrably the same chemistry as well.If you simply aren’t sure what
to get, check with a professional. Our customer service staff are trained to know how to compare Hp pavilion dv2000 laptop batteries and they are happy
to help you find the right fit for your HP Pavilion dv2000laptop.
4.) Do not keep your battery installed when use your laptop on AC for an extended period of time.
While your laptop is undoubtedly using a smart charger to charge even a constant trickle charge over months can reduce your pavilion dv2000 battery’s
life. For best results, only charge your Hp pavilion dv2000 laptop battery when you need to charge it, don’t leave the laptop battery plugged in all the
time.More importantly than the trickle charger affect is the ’storage’ of a Li-Ion battery at elevated temperatures. The optimum storage temperature for a Li-Ion battery is at 0 deg. C. The optimum storage charge level is about 40%. Unfortunately we tend to store fully charged and at the temperatures found in
a running laptop you’ll find a significant reduction in Hp pavilion dv2000 battery for your laptop performance after only 12-18 months.
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