Battery Care

[BornSaturday]

Hello all. I'm interested to know any model-specific battery care tips. (HP 14-EP1144TU)

Particularly, I am curious to know about battery bypassing, and whether it is better to use my laptop plugged in or on battery when I am at home and have access to a power outlet.

And if it is the former, I would also like to know if it is okay to keep my laptop plugged in, even though it is at 100%?

Many thanks.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

See this link for how to get the most life out of your notebook's battery:

HP Notebook PCs and Chromebooks - Improving battery performance | HP® Support

I don't recommend leaving your notebook plugged into A/C power 24/7/365 with the battery in a constant 100% charge state as that may lead to battery swelling which is explained in the above link.

[BornSaturday]

So my laptop isn't capable of battery bypass (running through the charger instead of the battery when plugged in)?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

No, it is not, but it does have a smart charger which stops charging the battery when the charge reaches 100%.

But again, you don't want to leave the battery fully charged 100% the time.

It shouldn't be a problem if you use the notebook portably, but if you never move the notebook, unplug it once in a while and run it off the battery, like once or twice a month.

[BornSaturday]

Thank you! Is there no possible way for me to limit the charge to say, 80%?

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

You're very welcome. 

Unfortunately, that would not be possible. 

Only some higher end HP business class notebooks support that feature.