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02-01-2022 10:30 AM - edited 02-01-2022 10:40 AM
My specs:
RTX 3050
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (Integrated Graphics)
I have a lot of tasks for my school and I game sometimes which..
Led me to plug it in over 6 hours (note that I had done this for over 3 days) to squeeze the performance out of my HP Pavilion Gaming 15 laptop.
Is it okay to leave my laptop plugged in with 100% battery? Or is there something I should do? I am afraid if there is a bulge, to damage the internals, possibly graphics card and cpu
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02-01-2022 10:53 AM
It won't damage of the system board internals, but if you leave it plugged in and don't use the battery, thatt will have a negative effect on the service life of the battery.
It is best to plug it in before it reaches 20% remaining charge and afterwards unplug it.
If you are gaming, plug the power adapter in and run it at high performance.
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02-01-2022 10:53 AM
It won't damage of the system board internals, but if you leave it plugged in and don't use the battery, thatt will have a negative effect on the service life of the battery.
It is best to plug it in before it reaches 20% remaining charge and afterwards unplug it.
If you are gaming, plug the power adapter in and run it at high performance.
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02-03-2022 05:42 PM
Sorry for the late reply, I was doing school stuff. Basically, it is possible to overcharge it, people say it will discharge by itself since li-ion batteries will just cycle the electricity back... But it's not always the case?
Okay sir, I was just worried if it takes the whole motherboard with it. Blendr gives me 75 degrees C at most. I guess I will maintain it per 6 months. Thanks sir.
02-08-2022 07:53 AM
@Tobi_007 wrote:Sorry for the late reply, I was doing school stuff. Basically, it is possible to overcharge it, people say it will discharge by itself since li-ion batteries will just cycle the electricity back... But it's not always the case?
Okay sir, I was just worried if it takes the whole motherboard with it. Blendr gives me 75 degrees C at most. I guess I will maintain it per 6 months. Thanks sir.
It will not overcharge. It will discharge because all batteries discharge by themselves at a rate influenced by the ambient temperature and the age/condition of the battery.
The reason I mentioned 20% charge level is that it happens to be a temperature at which the Li-Ion battery, as a S.M.A.R.T. battery, will likely report itself as having a malfunction. When the battery sends that message to the notebook you will likely see a replace battery warning. At that point, the battery will no longer charge, unless it is trickle charged to a higher storage capacity.
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