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Monday, January 2, 2012

Mend Your Laptop Batteries Wisely...

In the present day world, where everyone is busy and wants to have a computer to make their work easier everywhere they go, laptop is becoming increasingly popular. It is a type of computer that you can carry every where and every time with you. The main feature of all laptops is the back-up provided by the laptop batteries. It is necessary for a perfectly operating laptop to have a perfect battery too. There are some instances when the batteries of these used laptops fail and stops functioning. In this situation we are required to repair the used laptop batteries.

Laptop batteries are slightly different from other batteries. A laptop battery acquires a short life and if you want to replace the battery then the matter can be expensive. It will be much better to repair the battery of your used laptop instead going for replace it. So you have decided that you are going to repair the battery of your laptop. It may be possible that the cells of your used laptop battery are not functioning well and may have gotten weak. In this case it would be more economical for you to replace the cells. You can either go for nickel based cells that are easily available for the used laptop battery. In order to get the lithium ion cells you are required to search for the manufacturers that provide a completed battery pack along with the protective circuit.

During the cell replacement it is required to keep the supply of voltage alive. This is due to the fact that we may loose all our important data by disconnecting the circuit from the voltage; it can let a circuit remain into an unusable state. To avoid this situation always go for a secondary connection of voltage before disconnecting the battery cells, and only disconnect the secondary connection when your cells is over with the replacement. Generally the cells of a laptop battery are joint together in a row with a simple strips used to hold them together. A used laptop battery requires replacement when their internal cell stops functioning properly; in this case you need not to replace the battery because even in a new battery you will get the new cells. So it would be better to go for replacing cells than replacing the whole battery.

We should keep it in mind to open the voltage terminals within 10 percent of each other. In order to avoid this we can go for wielding the cells together this is the best method to get the most dependable service from the cells. It is possible that in the storage process cells have got discharged by themselves often it happens with the nickel-hydride cells. So, in order to get the assurance for the charging of the used laptop battery by avoiding the overcharging, try for the charge and discharge cycle again and again for 14 hours. This is process that is necessary for the resetting the circuit of used laptop battery. These are some basic and important steps required to repair the battery properly.

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