Laptop Batteries??

[XeliGamer]

Hi so a question I have always dealt with customers that has laptops that need battery replacements then I always recommend that they charge it till the next day they left it plugged in, 

now my question is that is it really necessary to charge it 24 hours the 1st time and then you charge it normally after that or am I wrong how should I tell them to charge there laptops?

[fuzz0r]

53 minutes ago, XeliGamer said:

Hi so a question I have always dealt with customers that has laptops that need battery replacements then I always recommend that they charge it till the next day they left it plugged in, 

now my question is that is it really necessary to charge it 24 hours the 1st time and then you charge it normally after that or am I wrong how should I tell them to charge there laptops?

With Lithium ION batteries it is not necessary.

 

Just tell them to charge maybe 20-50% at a time.

[XeliGamer]

23 minutes ago, fuzz0r said:

With Lithium ION batteries it is not necessary.

 

Just tell them to charge maybe 20-50% at a time.

Good to know , I normally tell them to charge it full 100% first charge and then afterwards only to 80% and not to let it go under 20% when it hits 20% or ask to be plugged in I tell them they should charge it and one a month they should like let it die completely and charge it fully to recalibrate the battery am I correct in doing it that way?

[fuzz0r]

49 minutes ago, XeliGamer said:

Good to know , I normally tell them to charge it full 100% first charge and then afterwards only to 80% and not to let it go under 20% when it hits 20% or ask to be plugged in I tell them they should charge it and one a month they should like let it die completely and charge it fully to recalibrate the battery am I correct in doing it that way?

I wouldn't recommend fully discharging them.

Lithium ION batteries will age with each charge/discharge cycle due to chemical reactions within the cell.

If you're storing the battery for a while charge it to around 50% and then store it.

Charging a completely empty battery has it's risks.

 

EDIT: Also a completely discharged battery will die quicker if discharged or fully charged while being plugged in.