Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!unix.cis.pitt.edu!dhmst1 From: dhmst1@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Daniel H Marx) Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops Subject: Re: T1600/40 Battery Life Message-ID: <74598@unix.cis.pitt.edu> Date: 2 Jan 91 01:01:39 GMT References: Reply-To: dhmst1@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Daniel H Marx) Distribution: comp Organization: University of Pittsburgh, CIS Lines: 17 In article faigin@aerospace.aero.org (Daniel P. Faigin) writes: >I am the proud owner of a new Toshiba T1600 >When I have powered off the machine, I disconnect the >power cord. The next time I use the machine, I would expect the batteries to >be in the same state I left them, e.g., fully charged. However, sometimes when >I go to use the machine again and reconnect the power cord, it starts charging >the batteries. This leads me to the conclusion that either the batteries are >spontaineously discharging, or something is drawing their power. NiCad batteries spontaneously discharge with time. Consequently, when you reattach the plug, the batteries are probably slightly drained which is why they draw a charge again. The last milliamps are the hardest to stuff in so the charge light may stay on a long time although the batteries are almost completely charged.