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A lithium Laptop battery, unlike its relative the nickel battery, does not have a charge memory, and so it is not really necessary to fully discharge the lithium battery before a recharge. In fact, fully discharging a lithium battery can actually harm the battery, and prevent it from fully charging in the future. However, if you are still anxious about charging up a battery without completely discharging it, there are a number of ways in which you can create a full discharge of a lithium battery. Use these guidelines to fully and correctly discharge your battery before you recharge.
Step 1 – Let the Laptop do it
The battery inside your laptop does not need a full discharge, as this can cause stress upon the battery. However, if you feel that the battery could benefit from a full discharge, then you should go to the module in your windows program that tells you how full the battery is. In some laptops, the BIOS tool will perform a full discharge/full charge in order to calibrate the gauge of the laptop, and you can bring this process forward if you choose by firstly fully charging the battery, and then leaving it for 2 or more hours. Then in the Control panel, look at Power Options, and ask it to perform an automatic hibernation when the battery reaches 3 percent. Leave the computer on until it goes into hibernation. When this occurs allow it to stay in that state for five hours, and then recharge the battery.
Step 2 – Run it Down
Using an ordinary lithium battery, you can get it to discharge simply by leaving it in a working electronic object until it is empty. Now all items will go into hibernation once they are discharged, but you will probably get warnings telling you that the item is becoming discharged “Low battery” being the most common phrase. To fully discharge a battery, first charge it up to the maximum, and then allow it to expend its energy in whatever electrical equipment you are using. Eventually the battery will run out of power on its own, and the item will shut down.
Step 3 – Use Technology
In some communities, it is possible to take your battery to a science center, and ask them to discharge and recharge your battery for you. There will probably be a charge for this, and you should be aware that they will probably advise you not to do it. Go to the center with your battery fully charged, and make arrangements to collect it when the discharge is complete.
You can also buy special meters which will discharge your battery for you, although these cost a great deal, and it may be cheaper just to buy a new lithium battery.
Step 4 – Don’t Discharge
The best way to damage your lithium battery is by fully discharging it without good reason. The practice arose when people believed that nickel batteries remembered being charged, and didn’t completely charge unless they had been completely discharged previously. This was never true of lithium batteries, and they do not need to be discharged.
