Re: NiMH Battery

[whittle@usc.edu (Randy Whittle)]

At 1:53 PM 1/9/96, Murray W. Goldberg wrote:
>Hi All. I have a 360c - have had it for about 8 months. Works great really -
>I mostly run Linux/XFree86.
>
>My question is: My original battery has bit the dust. It won't hold a charge,
>and I've had to go buy another. I try to be good about letting it run down
>between charges. I'm pretty disappointed that I only got 8 months out of the
>battery. What has your experience been?
>
>Thanks - Murray

        Did you leave it plugged in a lot with the battery in the machine?

        On my 750C (before I sold it), that did *terrible* things to the
battery.  It would constantly drain to about 90% and then re-charge to
100%.  Lots and lots of mini-cycles like that will simply destroy your
battery life.  I presume the 360 would do the same, since they are very
similar machines.

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