{"id":103,"date":"2011-12-05T02:51:20","date_gmt":"2011-12-05T02:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/?p=103"},"modified":"2011-12-05T02:51:20","modified_gmt":"2011-12-05T02:51:20","slug":"how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-ibm-thinkpad-laptop-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-ibm-thinkpad-laptop-battery.htm","title":{"rendered":"How to get the most out of your IBM ThinkPad laptop battery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/ibm\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-104\" title=\"laptop-batteries\" src=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/laptop-batteries.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a>This will instruct you on how to use the battery effectively and how to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/20-ways-to-extend-laptop-battery-life.html\">extend battery life<\/a> on a <a title=\"IBM laptop battery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/ibm\/\">IBM ThinkPad laptop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/\">New laptop batteries<\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>When purchasing a new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/\">laptop battery<\/a>, you may find that the battery is at  or near 0% capacity. This will be due to the length of time the battery  has been in stock and does not affect the quality of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/ibm\/002k6928-battery.htm\">IBM 002k6928 battery<\/a>. If the  battery is at 0%, it may take up to 12 hours of continuous charging or,  cycling the battery three times (see the <strong>Battery conditioning<\/strong> section below) to wake up the <a href=\"thinkpad-t42-battery.htm\">Thinkpad t42 battery<\/a>. If the new battery still does not  have a charge after having been charged for 12 hours or cycled three  times, it should be replaced. Standard warranty on all <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/ibm\/\">ThinkPad  batteries<\/a> is no more than one year as stated in the Statement of Limited  Warranty that comes with the machine or battery.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Battery conditioning<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>In general, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/\">rechargeable batteries<\/a> store electrical energy through  chemical reaction &#8212; therefore, capacity will change by temperature,  unused storage period, load condition, and number of cycles used.<\/p>\n<p>The following instructions provides tips on how to obtain the best battery condition to extend battery rundown time:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Once you have started charging the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/lenovo\/\">Lenovo laptop battery<\/a> pack, do not use it until it is fully charged.<\/li>\n<li> If your battery is brand new and you are charging it for the  first time, your battery may not be charged to full capacity due to  characteristics of chemicals in the cell. To obtain maximum performance,  all chemical materials in the battery must be fully activated. In order  to achieve this:\n<ul>\n<li>Cycle the battery (fully charge, then fully discharge) three times.<\/li>\n<li>Cycling the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/ibm\/thinkpad-r60-battery.htm\">Thinkpad r60 battery<\/a> three times is also recommended if you have stored the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/\/ibm\/thinkpad-x61-battery.htm\">Thinkpad x61 battery<\/a> for a few months.<\/li>\n<li>Do not charge the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/\">laptop battery pack<\/a> until all of its power is  used. Partial charge or discharge causes a lack of uniformity of  activated chemicals in the cell, and may cause performance degradation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is recommended that you deep-discharge your Ni-MH<a href=\"http:\/\/www-307.ibm.com\/pc\/support\/site.wss\/document.do?lndocid=PFAN-3QNQJN#nimh\">*<\/a> battery every few months for optimum performance. Deep-discharge occurs  when your ThinkPad system is used on battery power until the charge is  at 0% (the system will automatically go into hibernation). At this  point, attach the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/product_category.php\/12+Laptop-AC-Adapter\">AC adapter <\/a>and charge to 100%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong><br \/>\nDo not deep-discharge <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/\">Lithium Ion batteries<\/a>. Batteries can degrade  when they are left unused for long periods of time. For some  rechargeable batteries (particularly Lithium Ion batteries), leaving a  battery unused in a discharged state could increase the risk of a  battery short circuit, which could shorten the life of the battery and  can also pose a safety hazard. Do not let rechargeable Lithium-Ion  batteries completely discharge or store these batteries in a discharged  state.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the <strong>Battery MaxiMiser Gauge<\/strong> Icon on the taskbar and then click <strong>Battery Information<\/strong>. The Battery Information window will appear.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www-307.ibm.com\/pc\/support\/site.wss\/battstatus.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Battery Information window\" width=\"360\" height=\"220\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Battery Health<\/strong> button to view the condition  of the battery. You will need version 1.30B or later of the ThinkPad  Battery MaxiMiser Utility in order for the <a title=\"battery care tips\" href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/\">Battery Tips<\/a> button to  appear.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www-307.ibm.com\/pc\/support\/site.wss\/batthealth.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Battery health window\" width=\"380\" height=\"360\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Status of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/\"><strong>notebook battery<\/strong><\/a>:\n<ul>\n<li>Green means good condition<\/li>\n<li>Red means the battery needs to be replaced, if in warranty. All <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/ibm\/\">ThinkPad system batteries<\/a> have a one year warranty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>More information is available in the battery information help guide, which can be accessed by clicking the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-tips.html\"><strong>Laptop Battery Care Tips<\/strong><\/a> button.<\/li>\n<li>Remaining time is calculated based on the current remaining  capacity divided by the average current battery consumption (wattage).  Depending on the current battery wattage consumption, remaining time  calculated can change. For example, with the system running at the  Maximum Performance setting for the processor, the system consumes more  battery power, so the remaining time is shorter. A good analogy would be  driving a car. When you drive faster, you use more gasoline; slower  uses less. If you speed up and slow down frequently, it is more  difficult to estimate how much driving time you have left.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Extending the battery life<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>When you need to use your ThinkPad computer away from electrical  outlets, you depend on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/product_category.php\/13+Laptop-Auto%28DC%29-Adapter\">battery power<\/a> to keep your computer running.  Different computer components consume power at different rates. The more  you use the power-intensive components, the faster you consume battery  power.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"16\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lenovo.com\/i\/v14\/icons\/fw.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Top 10 Batteries Usage Tips, Hacks and Tricks\" href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/top-10-batteries-tips-hacks-and-tricks.htm\">How to extend your laptop battery life<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong> The Nickel Metal Hydride <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/\">battery pack<\/a> will become warm  when charging. This is normal operation and is a result of the chemistry  of the battery. The battery pack has a circuit inside of it that will  discontinue charging if the battery pack exceeds its normal thermal  range. So, if the battery pack is charging to completion which is  indicated by 100 percent capacity on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/ibm\/thinkpad-x61-battery.htm\">Thinkpad x61 battery<\/a> meter, the battery  should not be replaced for temperature concerns.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lenovo.com\/i\/c.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Applicable countries and regions<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Worldwide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/index.html\">laptop batteries<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/20-ways-to-extend-laptop-battery-life.html\">laptop battery life<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/ibm\/\">IBM laptop batteries<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/lenovo\/\">Lenovo laptop batteries<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/lenovo\/thinkpad-t61-battery.htm\">Thinkpad t61 battery <\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/ibm\/92p1003-battery.htm\">IBM 92p1003 battery<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/lenovo\/thinkpad-r61-battery.htm\">Thinkpad r61 battery<\/a><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/\">Laptop Batteries Care<\/a> Reated Articles:<\/div>\n<div><a title=\"Useful laptop battery troubleshooting tips\" href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/useful-laptop-battery-troubleshooting-tips.htm\">Helpful laptop batteries troubleshooting tips<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a title=\"Top 10 battery tips to hp pavilion dv8000 laptop user\" href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/top-10-battery-tips-to-hp-pavilion-dv8000-laptop-user.htm\">10 battery usage tips to hp pavilion dv8000 laptop user<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/20-ways-to-extend-laptop-battery-life.html\">20 Ways To Improve Your Laptop Battery Life<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"How to Check the Status of Toshiba Laptop Battery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/how-to-check-the-status-of-toshiba-laptop-battery.htm\">How to Check the Status of Toshiba Laptop Battery<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"How long will my laptop battery lasts between charges?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/how-long-will-my-laptop-battery-lasts-between-charges.htm\">How long will my laptop battery lasts between charges?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Top 10 Batteries Usage Tips, Hacks and Tricks\" href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/top-10-batteries-tips-hacks-and-tricks.htm\">Top 10 Batteries Usage Tips, Hacks and Tricks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This will instruct you on how to use the battery effectively and how to extend battery life on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,19,18,57],"tags":[108,137,134,31,133,135,139,138,136],"class_list":["post-103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-battery-care-tips","category-battery-knowledge","category-battery-usage-tips","category-better-life-tips","tag-batteries-company","tag-ibm-92p1003-battery","tag-ibm-laptop-batteries","tag-laptop-batteries","tag-laptop-battery-life","tag-lenovo-laptop-batteries","tag-notebook-batteries","tag-thinkpad-r61-battery","tag-thinkpad-t61-battery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103\/revisions\/107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}